In my concentration I explore the nature of today’s society through an experimental photography technique: burning my photos. In the U.S., society is fraught with unrest and I wanted that to come across in my photos. I wanted to capture “normal” city landscapes and show the underlying notions of instability. I accomplished this by printing my digital photos of Washington D.C. on transparency sheets and then burning them, distorting and disturbing the otherwise serene snowy cityscapes.
The center of my concentration is a burnt photo of a Black Lives Matter billboard titles “Trivialized Movements.” Throughout the past four years BLM has turned from a source of empowerment and resistance from the black community into a movement trivialized by the media and the government. “Trivialized Movements” showcases the growing animosity towards Black Lives Matter from the “opposition.” The rest of my photos grow from there investigating societal issues that the public dismisses and/or doesn’t see.
The center of my concentration is a burnt photo of a Black Lives Matter billboard titles “Trivialized Movements.” Throughout the past four years BLM has turned from a source of empowerment and resistance from the black community into a movement trivialized by the media and the government. “Trivialized Movements” showcases the growing animosity towards Black Lives Matter from the “opposition.” The rest of my photos grow from there investigating societal issues that the public dismisses and/or doesn’t see.