"Me Made It"
Location
FA-247
Start Date
1-5-2026 1:10 PM
Department
Other
Abstract
"We Made It" is a contemporary art project that examines the profound impact of culture and its influence on the world through the medium of photography. At its foundation is a simple but powerful truth. Pop culture is Black culture and Brown culture, and those communities are now actively reshaping the global cultural landscape in ways that can no longer be ignored. Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men and Little Miss series serves as the catalyst for this exploration, with 8 models each embodying a character as a vessel for identity, mood, and emotional expression through color blocking, light, and motion. The project unfolds as a single, interconnected visual narrative told across 8 intersecting stories, merging street editorial portraiture with high fashion sensibility to blur the line between popular culture and fine art. At its core, the work is a celebration of Black and Brown creativity, drawing its aesthetic DNA from hip hop and reggaeton, two genres that have not only defined generations but have become the defining lenses through which global culture, fashion, and artistic expression are now being shaped and seen. Through the use of focal length, contrast, and angle, "We Made It" asks the viewer to rediscover the familiar and see themselves reflected in it.
Faculty Sponsor
Candice Inc
"Me Made It"
FA-247
"We Made It" is a contemporary art project that examines the profound impact of culture and its influence on the world through the medium of photography. At its foundation is a simple but powerful truth. Pop culture is Black culture and Brown culture, and those communities are now actively reshaping the global cultural landscape in ways that can no longer be ignored. Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men and Little Miss series serves as the catalyst for this exploration, with 8 models each embodying a character as a vessel for identity, mood, and emotional expression through color blocking, light, and motion. The project unfolds as a single, interconnected visual narrative told across 8 intersecting stories, merging street editorial portraiture with high fashion sensibility to blur the line between popular culture and fine art. At its core, the work is a celebration of Black and Brown creativity, drawing its aesthetic DNA from hip hop and reggaeton, two genres that have not only defined generations but have become the defining lenses through which global culture, fashion, and artistic expression are now being shaped and seen. Through the use of focal length, contrast, and angle, "We Made It" asks the viewer to rediscover the familiar and see themselves reflected in it.