KELLY WRITERS HOUSE
Beandrea Davis
THROUGH HER EYES
ARTIST STATEMENT
Combining portrait photography and non-fiction prose poetry, I seek to
explore how gender affects seeing and being seen at specific moments in
the lives of a diverse group of women. Ultimately, I believe our society's
comfort level with eye contact is a litmus test for the current state of
humanity. I hope—as one of the women featured in this project said
when I interviewed her—this project begins a dialogue. I also hope
we are reminded of what it means to be human.
Looking at each other is how we know we are alive. Yet, the ostensibly
small act of making eye contact with other human beings is rife with
complications in our modern, increasingly dehumanized society. Through
Her Eyes: Works in Photography and Prose (February 2004) creates a
safe
space to explore this reality through both individual and collective
lenses.