Cooper Photographers Take Top Three Awards
Local Competition Asks Students to Focus on "Identity"
Student artists from Montgomery County high schools were asked to think critically and conceptually about their identity and submit work to a Photography Competition sponsored by The Woodlands Arts Council.
The theme for the competition was “Identity.” By examining representations of the self, students were asked to create work specific to their own personal experiences and inner reflections. A jury of artists judged the competition and Cooper students were awarded the top three awards: Teke Ewherido, first place, for “See No Evil, Speak No Evil;” Caroline Muhith, second place for “One With Nature;” and Maya Robles, third place for “Skins.” and Evalyn Linantud, honorable mention for “Model Figure.”
Cooper photography instructor Lesia Streckfuss explains what the students were asked to portray: “As a project focusing on the self, the challenge is to confront their position as both maker and subject.
Students were asked to think critically and conceptually about their identity possibly portraying themselves in abstract terms, if they so choose. There are no conceptual or contextual requirements in the photographs, as each student is bound by their own subjective experiences of identity.
These photographs will be on display at The Woodlands Arts Council Spotlight Gallery located on the second floor of The Woodlands Mall.
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