🎞 #DeanaLawson —— “Atleast once a year, I make a self-portrait. It’s an occasion for the artist to construct her representation through her own medium, be it a camera or a paintbrush or what have you. It’s an opportunity to declare who you are visually and who you aspire to be. A selfie is a smaller branch of self-portraiture—quick and less considered. A self-portrait considers the interiority of the artist; it’s a moment for self-reflection, to pause and to look at yourself.” ‘Self Portrait’ (2012) [ID: American artist, educator and photographer Deana Lawson with a large 4x5 camera by/under a willow tree. Image modified to black and white] —— #ListeningToImages #Archives #SonicFrequency #Moodboard #HapticImages #ArchiveOfArchives #BlackVisuals #BlackGaze #BlackArchives #BlackAndWhitePhotos #Afrofuturism #DigitalArchives #AfricanArchives #Listening2Images #CathodeRay #CathodeRayStudio #BlackFuturity #SelfPortraits #Selfie #4x5Camera #FilmCamera #FilmIsNotDead #LargeFormat https://www.instagram.com/p/CPSrUtMpekP/?utm_medium=tumblr