Reflecting Us is a very interesting and compelling exhibition between its creative work and strong messages that really make the exhibition. I was a part of one of the classes involved and was fortunate enough to have a piece selected and be one of the artist to talk at the event. The photographs are strong and have really amazing compositions, light work, and depths of field, but the awesome part is hearing the stories behind them. A few of the images have captions that tell you a bit about the back story, but it is really cool to heart the artists processes and decisions made to get the final piece. These images mean a lot to the artists to represent who we are in all kinds of ranges. The artists define themselves as black, as gay or bi, as a mental disorder, as a professional, as a minority, the range is phenomenal and these are our colleagues. It really shows how little we many know about each other, what we want the world to see us as and what we hide, and how we truly identify and intemperate each other or ourselves. I highly recommend spending some time reading the captions, flipping through the mini books made, or talking to one of the artists, you may learn something new!
