Abstract

Flesh So Peach is an interactive art piece that addresses the hypervisibility of “whiteness” using the Vogue September 2018 issue. In this work, I remove “whiteness” from the magazine and set up a space for the audience to do the same. The removal of “whiteness” is a physical representation of the frustration, anxiety, and anger I feel with the omission of women of color, specifically within the pages of this highly influential fashion magazine. Tools typically used to promote and emphasize the ideals of beauty have been used to tear, cut, and rip away white women’s flesh. The removal of “whiteness” by both myself and the viewers is a push at the hypocrisy found in the Vogue 2016 statement for greater diversity and inclusiveness.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Whites--Race identity--Pictorial works; Women, White, in art; Race in art; Vogue; Fashion photography--Criticism and interpretation; Photocollage

Publication Date

4-25-2019

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Photography and Related Media (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CAD)

Advisor

Christine Shank

Advisor/Committee Member

Joshua Thorson

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

Plan Codes

IMGART-MFA

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