At first glance, what judgments do we make about black men? What can bring light to their humanity?

The resurgence of fatalities of unarmed black men by police can’t all be isolated incidents. It's not just about Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Walter Scott or the countless other unarmed black people killed by police. To See or Not to See is a multi-platform, site-adaptive project comprised of both stills and video, that pokes at the hyper-visibility of black men as a collective and at the same time the invisibility of black men as individuals in American society. The project primarily follows four separate men: Jonathan, Paul, Frankiem and Bruce in the same age demographic with different journeys yet, the current political climate present them as one entity, obliterating their stories. In conjunction with “video gazes” there are vignettes of documentary footage that share the day-to-day lives of the men and offer a piece of their journey, their truth, their visibility and their individuality.

To See or Not to See

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4-channel installation documentation

4-channel installation documentation

4-channel installation documentation