I've been doing a bit of thinking about my thesis and I'm starting to get some great ideas. The topic I want to explore is that of identity. I find it very interesting and it is still an aspect of my main focus, psychology. An artist that I've been admiring is Nikki S. Lee, a Korean-born photographer. When working with identity, she created a series of projects in which she immersed herself in different cultural groups such as Punks, Exotic Dancers, Hispanics, etc. In each project, she dressed up to play the part and became friends with people belonging to that cultural group. I admire her conceptual ideas because she took the work further by playing the role of individuals of the group. In the majority of her projects, she is almost unrecognizable. Nikki S. Lee
Nikki S. Lee
The Hip Hop Project
Nikki S. Lee
The Hispanic Project
Nikki S. Lee
The Senior Project
Nikki S. Lee
The Yuppie Project
I look forward to keep on exploring Nikki S. Lee's work and hope that it will further inspire me to work further toward my thesis idea.
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