DOI

https://doi.org/10.25772/GYSJ-0R53

Defense Date

2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Department

Photography and Film

First Advisor

Paul B. Thulin

Second Advisor

Amber Esseiva

Third Advisor

Justin James Reed

Abstract

My Eyes Due See is a multidimensional examination of the “black experience” in America. The installation is composed of a single-channel video, a music composition that utilizes music samples and live instrumentation, and sculptures made up of car parts and broomsedge grass. Each of these elements arranged in space share a nuanced and complicated view of blackness through the lens of a black man decoding personal history and American history simultaneously. Autonomy is the overarching theme throughout the work as it pertains to race, identity, urban and rural environments, and the relationship between generational trauma and nostalgia.

Rights

© The Author

Is Part Of

VCU University Archives

Is Part Of

VCU Theses and Dissertations

Date of Submission

5-8-2018

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