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kris graves photographer personal projects privileged mediocrity the testament project a queens affair ongoing iceland discovered missing two s printed projects privileged mediocrity 2023 american monuments 2021 the bronx 2019 a bleak reality 2018 long island city 2018 testament project 03 2016 testament project 01 2016 provisional scenery 2015 discovered missing 2013 permanence 2012 a queens affair 2010 abridged selected commissions portraiture we built this x huffpo huffpo we built this link living to serve x google google living to serve link lynching in america eji uo long island city link bronx contours uo bronx contours link beacon bunker uo beacon bunker link vanity fair a bleak reality link exhibition views 2d collection works 3d collection works maya lin catalog photos cubesmart exteriors nike innovation 2016 nft privileged mediocrity foundation opensea rarible videos lectures info kgp store mailing list grajardo pre ceremony ceremony dinner dance party photobooth 01 photobooth 02 photobooth 03 guest shots from my phone bachelor info menu personal projects privileged mediocrity the testament project a queens affair ongoing iceland discovered missing two s printed projects privileged mediocrity 2023 american monuments 2021 the bronx 2019 a bleak reality 2018 long island city 2018 testament project 03 2016 testament project 01 2016 provisional scenery 2015 discovered missing 2013 permanence 2012 a queens affair 2010 abridged selected commissions portraiture we built this x huffpo huffpo we built this link living to serve x google google living to serve link lynching in america eji uo long island city link bronx contours uo bronx contours link beacon bunker uo beacon bunker link vanity fair a bleak reality link exhibition views 2d collection works 3d collection works maya lin catalog photos cubesmart exteriors nike innovation 2016 nft privileged mediocrity foundation opensea rarible videos lectures info kgp store mailing list grajardo pre ceremony ceremony dinner dance party photobooth 01 photobooth 02 photobooth 03 guest shots from my phone bachelor info the testament project is an exploration and re conception of the contemporary black experience in america more often than not black people are portrayed in the extreme either as very rich or very poor they are demonized infantilized ridiculed idolized or hyper sexualized and within the art canon there is a noticeable scarcity of black representation in these glowing portraits control of the colored lighting is given to my subjects in order to create a space that is participatory and empowered by including subjects in the creation of the scene and the altering of color i seek to create photographs that portray individuality in addition to their blackness the testament project volume iv 2016 film by kris graves edited by jonathan masino the testament project volume ii 2016 film by kris graves edited by jonathan masino the testament project 01 02 books published by kris graves projects january 22 2015 testimony from a 17 year old in the midwest last summer when i was 16 i was walking home from a restaurant downtown it was 7 30 p m and my curfew was at 8 00 so to save time i cut through a local park in the parking lot there was a cop car the park is where a lot of homeless people live so there is always a cop nearby i paid him no attention when i got out of the parking lot the cop car started following me i have been stalked by cops and security guards before so i didn t feel threatened plus i was only a couple blocks away from home the car followed me until i was right in front of my house i didn t have my keys on me so i had to go in through the backdoor the only way to do this is to walk down the driveway and pass through the back yard i m walking down my own driveway when the cop gets out he car and shouts stop i stopped and waited for him to come and talk to me he says where are you going son i say i m going home sir where is that he asks here i say pointing to my house he frowns clearly not believing me my parents are very successful so we live in a nice house in a historical neighborhood it s not a mansion but apparently it was too nice for me to live there you do understand breaking and entering is a crime yes sir i say and you know lying to an officer is against the law yes sir so for the last time where do you live again i point towards my house the cop is clearly upset at this point he grabs me and pulls me towards the front door alright he says i m going to knock on this door and if the person who comes out doesn t recognize you you re in big trouble he knocks on the door and my little sister comes out she says hi and asks me what s going on the cop is very surprised and seems embarrassed i cover for him and tell my sister that he gave me a ride my sister satisfied with my answer walks away to go watch tv the cop apologizes and says sorry son you just didn t look like you belonged here

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