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Nancy Newberry
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Kelly Kristin Jones and Nancy Newberry: Recent Works
These two photographers adroitly examine ritual and tradition in American youth. Looking specifically at high school and college students, the photographs illustrate the “rites of passage” among these two distinct groups. The images act as documents of these formative experiences, but also amplify each individual within a much larger social network. Newberry’s series "Mum" depicts a custom that is unique to her home state of Texas, the ornamentation of elaborate corsages worn by both male and female students attending homecoming events. Through her specific lighting techniques and intricately staged portraits, she pairs carefully arranged moments to construct chaos. This reflects the complex relationship between self and culture. Newberry points her camera at those who wear the mums as ...
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These two photographers adroitly examine ritual and tradition in American youth. Looking specifically at high school and college students, the photographs illustrate the “rites of passage” among these two distinct groups. The images act as documents of these formative experiences, but also amplify each individual within a much larger social network.
Newberry’s series "Mum" depicts a custom that is unique to her home state of Texas, the ornamentation of elaborate corsages worn by both male and female students attending homecoming events. Through her specific lighting techniques and intricately staged portraits, she pairs carefully arranged moments to construct chaos. This reflects the complex relationship between self and culture. Newberry points her camera at those who wear the mums as ...