Oftentimes I have to monitor my actions so that I can fall in line with social expectations externally, this behavior is commonly referred to as masking. I represented these expectations through my image of two halves of a doll. Like a mask, the…
Artist statement: How do you photograph someone who is no longer around? This was the guiding question I asked myself as I approached this body of work. Ode to a Childhood Lost is a series in which I attempted to create a portrait of my mother, who…
Artist statement: How do you photograph someone who is no longer around? This was the guiding question I asked myself as I approached this body of work. Ode to a Childhood Lost is a series in which I attempted to create a portrait of my mother, who…
Artist statement: How do you photograph someone who is no longer around? This was the guiding question I asked myself as I approached this body of work. Ode to a Childhood Lost is a series in which I attempted to create a portrait of my mother, who…
Set on Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, this story relates the harsh and disillusioning aspects of the ujamaa villagization scheme. While the author acknowledges the positive aspects of the scheme, he nevertheless criticizes its abuses and…
Tongue-in-check history of the Jayhawk exploring many of the Jayhawk legends. This book prompted H. L. Mencken to include information about the Jayhawk in his book, The American language: an Inquiry into the Development of English in the United…