THE BLACK STORIES PROJECT
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Artist Statement


The wet plate collodion tintype process was first invented in the 1850s and became a primary photographic practice in the 1860s and 1870s, documenting much of the Civil War. The tintypes of the Black Stories Project embody the history of photography and the history of racial inequity in the United States and more specifically in the state of Utah. They draw a connection between the history of racism and the dialogue about race today.  In a state where the black population is less than two percent and a dominant religious culture presents a unique and complicated narrative of the past and present, we can only address the current issues of systemic inequality while acknowledging and grappling with the history behind them. This project is a study about how the weight of our state’s history and the lens through which it is told, affects how black individuals experience life here today. The Black Stories Project is made up of the portraits and voices of members of the black community here in Utah, and stands as an effort towards opening the conversation, understanding the past and changing the future narrative of our history. 

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Exhibits


May-August 2021-ArtCETERA Gallery, Provo Towne Centre Mall, select pieces
November 2020--April 2021: BYU Harold B. Lee Library, solo show
October- January 2020- Springville Art Museum, select pieces

October 2020- BYU Harris Fine Arts Center, Gallery 303, solo show

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