[HARDINESS] [VALOR] [INNOCENCE] [VIGILANCE] [PERSEVERANCE] [JUSTICE]

[HARDINESS] [VALOR] [INNOCENCE] [VIGILANCE] [PERSEVERANCE] [JUSTICE]

[PROCESS STATEMENT]

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This is a series of artwork which is attempting to initiate a dialogue about politics in a safe environment without being judged. With the suggestions of one of my professors and my creative mind, I was able to complete these appealing portraits photographs. I asked about 15 students if they were willing to help me with one of my finals for a photography class. I asked if they could model for me and the topic was going to be political.

To the students that were willing to help me, I told them that the photographs would be taken in a studio lighting. I scheduled and gave the location for different days and times. Each photo shoot started with a unique and individual conversation, where I started the dialogue with a single question and let the conversation flow to a point where the discussions reached a profound point. After concluding that point, I requested each one of them to uncover the mysterious object that was under the black fabric, and they discovered that they could do whatever it was they wanted with that object. The object is a strong symbol that means hardiness, valor, innocence, vigilance, perseverance, and justice in this nation. Meantime, I had the camera in tripe and prepared to capture the essence and expressions of each one of them.

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[ARTIST STATEMENT]

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[PERSEVERANCE]

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[VALOR]

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[VIGILANCE]

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[INNOCENCE]

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[HARDINESS]

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[IDENTITY]

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[UNCOMFORTABLE]

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[JUDGED]

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[UNEXPECTED]

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[RESILIENCY]

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[JUSTICE]

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[VENCEREMOS]

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[FEAR]

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[CONFLICT]

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[MY STORY]

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[FIX THE MISTAKES]

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Artivist: Nanzi Muro Professor: Yvonne Williams Photo 112 – Color Photography San Jose State University Fall 2018

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