Myra Greene Photography My White Friends

Myra greene photography my white friends In much of her previous work greene poses the question.

Myra greene photography my white friends. My white friends extends myra greene s 10 year exploration into photography s description of race. The images from myra greene s series initially read as benign portraits of a cross section of white american life yet the impetus for their creation lies in an undercurrent of racial description. The ws chicago 2008 myra greene when myra greene asked her white friends to be a part of her photographic exploration of whiteness their first question was usually why their second. My white friends by myra greene kickstarter myra greene is raising funds for my white friends on kickstarter.

In previous projects i created a lot of self portraits and objects that related directly to my black body. A photographic book project by myra greene which explores the challenges of describing whiteness and assumptions about social circles. Images initially read as benign portraits of a cross section of white american life yet the impetus for their creation lies in an undercurrent of racial description. How do we look at black people and recognize their character.

My white friends is a series of some 50 portraits of you guessed it ms. Myra greene s my white friends artist talk center for documentary studies chenjerai kumanyika. Shot in color and posed to the point of performance in some cases the images delve into questions. Myra greene at patron galleries piecework mixed undertone sketches for something my white friends character recognition self portraits the beautiful ones hairy projects readings links to articles articles.