Lot 012
Open palm - Dig-nificant Metamorph is photograph portraiture representing a notion in which 'this' dignified defiance is fueled by the state of '20 the fore long systemic and one's self-worth, courage, temperance, and injustice.
This piece is an adage to persons of the marginalized. This is photography and moving image content, with sound and audio interwoven to create the video art. The use of self-photography came about from re-examining the image of Rosa Parks On The Bus and imaging her thoughts and actions, using the clenched fists as a symbol for her comments in her autobiography, I thought "The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed, I suppose. I had decided that I would have to know, once and for all, what rights I had as a human being, and a citizen" Rosa Parks
(February 4, 1913–October 24, 2005)
The title of the artwork derives from the two words; Dignified and Significant.
"Dignified" is regal in meaning when applied to someone, while "Significant" is noticeable; esp. in leading to an important change. The artwork has latched onto these two definitions of the words, by responding to this systemic catalyst that exists within the marginalized.
