Tag ART 109
Ballet shaped my upbringing; each passing minute prompted me to consider my future. Every suspended moment of limbs and time sparked a deep yearning to ensure my experiences were meaningful and my future dependable.
I have difficulty remembering faces and appearances of people, even of myself who I see in the mirror everyday. I wanted to express my memory of myself as my identity; my hobbies, joys, and personality despite not having anything, but a crappy laptop on me to complete this project:
Ironically, I love taking photos traveling and taking photos of scenery and sometimes people. Though I may not be able to remember their hair color, eye color, height, or skin tone after the fact, I find joy in capturing the memory.
Whenever I see a picture of myself, I think back to when I was a teenager, perfecting the act of a selfie to cover up all the insecurities I so-desperately wanted to disappear. I hyper-fixated on the way my eyes… Continue Reading →
This is a statement piece on what life is like living with a roommate and learning to adjust to my new life in college. I hate my roommate and I hope she sees this.
This photo is to express the disdain I have for my bad habit of procrastination and the way that procrastination makes me feel like every second is on a countdown. Calculating every assignment to the last minute thinking… “I still… Continue Reading →
This piece, Out of Sight, Out of Mind, was created to raise awareness of Bellingham’s homelessness crisis. Unfortunately, homeless people are stigmatized and biased against daily, often painted as criminals and dehumanized. Just like these alleyways, unhoused people are overlooked… Continue Reading →
Three Filipina women, each representing a different generation, sit together in an agricultural area as one teaches the youngest by drawing in the dirt. The words “Ang tao, ang bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban!” (The people, the country, are resisting!) are… Continue Reading →
Rose Webb
This piece is a representation of the issue of male privilege and the mistreatment and objectification of women by these men in the US government. This is extremely frustrating and heartbreaking for me as a woman living in the US, especially since the overturning of Roe V Wade.
This piece reflects on the current state of identity politics, risen to an elevated pitch by the global introduction of Artificial Intelligence in recent years. As artists, our identity is tightly linked to our ability to communicate to the public,… Continue Reading →