Meraki Senior Showcase

I found this exhibition particularly inspiring of the ones that I've seen over the course of this year because of the artists. The artists are my peers, students who've been in my cohort for the past four years and it is wonderful to see their art working together in an exhibition.

What struck me most about this exhibit is the talent in each set of pieces. The works look like they belong in famous galleries or in magazine ads. The exhibit that I enjoyed most was the series titled Vixen. I felt most passionate about this series because I think the execution was extremely well done. The quality of the photographs is very high and the message that the series communicates is clear yet can be interpreted different by each audience member viewing it. For me, this was especially salient with everything happening in the media in regards to sexual assault, attack on feminism, and victim blaming.

The works all together in one exhibit was extremely well done because though the pieces were done with different mediums and various themes to communicate, in congruence they were effective.

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