Mistakes Were Made
The phrase, Mistakes Were Made, is regarded as the king of non-apologies for a reason. It is defined as, “a passive-evasive way of acknowledging error while distancing the speaker from … Continue readingMistakes Were Made
Category: artwork
This Is Not A Red Hat
Inspired by the metamessaging of René Magritte’s The Treachery of Images, This Is Not A Red Hat asks the viewer to think about how red hats are no longer simply … Continue readingThis Is Not A Red Hat
Astroturfing
Astroturfing is a manipulation technique that masks the sponsors of a message or organization to make it appear like it originates from and is supported by grassroots participants. Techniques like … Continue readingAstroturfing
Indian Spirit
Indian Spirit is an ongoing photography series that documents the Port Neches-Groves Indians high school football traditions and the community who keeps those traditions alive. The photographs take an observational … Continue readingIndian Spirit
Snows Always Melt
Snows Always Melt is a multidisciplinary art installation that joins an original music composition with programmed LED lights to create a light and sound sensory experience. Visual Artist Britt Thomas … Continue readingSnows Always Melt
Woman Walking
Woman Walking is a two-channel vertical video that reveals two perspectives of the same experience. From the back, we see what a person walking behind this woman on the street … Continue readingWoman Walking
Lumps
Lumps is a group of soft sculptures originating from a cancer scare that I had when I found a lump in my breast. At the time, I didn’t have insurance … Continue readingLumps
You’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More
You’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More from Britt Thomas on Vimeo. This is a 1:45 segment from a 7:00 long single-channel video (without audio). In this video, a woman … Continue readingYou’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More
Just Relax
“Just Relax” refers to the most common advice given to people struggling with conceiving by well-meaning friends and family who frequently have no idea of the realities surrounding infertility and … Continue readingJust Relax
586
586 is a velvet tapestry with an arrangement of all 586 needles, syringes and lancets used from in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to the recent birth of the couple’s son in Fall … Continue reading586