David Pang: In Nature, I Just Am

.   Photography and Text by David Pang, Copyright 2016 . After completing my first year at Penn, I’ve learned two things about the school: time flies and appearances are everything. Everything that can be seen: clothes, grades, looks, is judged.  Everything needs to be flawless.  And we become so caught up in maintaining these … Read more

Remy Haber: Artist Statement

  Photography and Text by Remy Haber, Copyright 2016 . As historian Steven Conn writes, “There are a million stories in the naked city.”  The city is a microcosm of petite vignettes. Some are ironic, others more poignant.  All are undeniably important. In my narratives, I focus on the American city because each of its … Read more

Soraya Hebron: For the Love of Saartjie

  Photography and Text by Soraya Hebron, Copyright 2016 . At the age of 20, Saartjie Baartman of South Africa was sold to a Scottish doctor and taken on tour as the main act in a “freak show.” She did not have any tricks up her sleeve to entertain. She never sang a tune or danced to a … Read more

Brent Taylor: A Small Plastic World

  . . Photography and Text by Brent Taylor, Copyright 2016 . A Small Plastic World . I really like collecting toys. I never outgrew the childhood habit; I just transitioned from Thomas the Tank Engines to Japanese figurines. Ever since high school I’ve been importing these toys from Japan and hunting them out at … Read more