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All power is lodged in, and consequently derived from, the people. We should wear it as a breastplate, and buckle it on as our armour.

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Lorna Simpson

The only thing I can hope the viewer will get from the work is something about the structure of the work. It would be asking too much, I think, for them to get my exact intention. But if - through the construct of language, the way things are juxtaposed - there is some sort of disruption of the way you would normally go about reaching photographic images. . . if that is happening, that's fine.

Asking, Construct, Language, Think, Thinking, Would Be
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Real is a contentious word. What can be considered real and or verified does not necessarily mean that it is recognized or acknowledged on a micro or macro level. There are many different ways to interrogate or locate a subject. One should take into account the lens by which we think of the idea of a subject.

Mean, Real, Thinking, Verified, Ways, Word

The construction of femininity is a construction, yes, but also it can be twisted and turned around in such a way that doesn't necessarily mean it is pointing to the female body or male body in such a binary fashion. The culture is already there and has always been, but not as equal citizens. I think there is more progress to come.

Fashion, Female, Male, Mean, Thinking

I focus on details, either of the body, or of objects that represent gender, sexuality, and other themes.

Body, Details, Focus, Gender, Objects, Sexuality

In my work, there's mechanism that is "real," which is formed from the historical concepts of the images that I'm working with. That doesn't fall completely into a cliché. There are elements about it that carry historical context and edges.

Concepts, Fall, Formed, Historical, Real

Reading about feminism when I was a teenager and seeing it as a young woman, I realized that feminism really hadn't dealt with sexuality; it really hadn't dealt with transgender or gay women.

Feminism, Gay, Reading, Teenager, Women, Young
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