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Beaumont Enterprise Interview

Posted on January 2020January 2020by Britt Thomas

I recently was interviewed by Syd Kearney at the Beaumont Enterprise in Beaumont, TX. Kearney asked questions about my photo series, Indian Spirit, that is currently on view at the Galveston Arts Center. You can find the interview below:

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/article/PN-G-traditions-intrigue-photographer-14977572.php

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I have been so busy posting over @2postcinema that I have been so busy posting over @2postcinema that I haven’t had a moment to acknowledge it on this account! Back in 2020, inspired by the pandemic, I came to my husband with a crazy idea to create a free public backyard cinema utilizing the parking lot across the street. To my surprise, he simply said “let’s do it!” I’m so thankful to have a husband and partner like him so that we can create and fulfill crazy dreams together! We had one plan in mind, won an Idea Fund grant to execute it, found out it was more expensive than anticipated, received a city initiative grant to cover it, then things changed. We had an opportunity to build our dream live/work studio in a new neighborhood (still working through permitting). We had to restructure our plan so that our cinema could move beyond one location and continue long term. We ended up working with @epicscreens to secure an amazing inflatable screen so that this community film and video project could be a long term success. We are so happy with our screen, impressed by the artists we are working with, and can’t wait to share it with y’all tonight! It’s been a long time coming. The inaugural screening, Tethered, will start promptly at 7:30pm tonight 1/28/23 in the parking lot at T.C. Jester Park (4219 T C Jester Blvd, Houston, TX 77018). Park your vehicle so that you face the screen across the street, tune in to 107.1 FM on your radio, and enjoy the screening! If you are not doing so already, please follow @2PostCinema on Instagram for the latest information and to learn more about participating artists. ❤️
I wrote a review of @fotofest’s biennial exhibit I wrote a review of @fotofest’s biennial exhibition for @glasstire and it’s live! Go read the review and then see the show or the other way around, it’s up to you! There are so many great artists in this exhibition whose art wasn’t covered in this review so make sure you catch the exhibition before November 6th! Thanks to Glasstire guest editor @lesliemoodycastro for working with me! #glasstire #artswriting #goseesomeart
Just some light summer reading 😝 I’m envelope Just some light summer reading 😝 I’m enveloped in theories on propaganda techniques, what qualifies as propaganda, what makes us succumb to propaganda, and the similarities between artist and propagandist. If you have any recommendations for additional readings for my research, please share! Now I’m going to go watch the January 6th committee’s prime time investigation. 😬👋
I am proud to share with y’all my most recent in I am proud to share with y’all my most recent installation in the Window Box at Box13 Artspace! It is on view through July 16th. Optimal viewing is in the evenings when it’s lit up after it’s been freshly topped off with air on Saturdays. FYI: there’s a delicious new Thai food restaurant a few blocks away called @streettokitchen. Make a reservation or place a to go order one evening and then check out my installation in the @box13artspace window as you’re coming or going! 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 responsibility for it.” Public figures such as politicians, CEOs, celebrities and influencers apologize using careful language and linguistic techniques such as passive voice, nominalization, and shifting blame, while inserting caveats and qualifiers to effectively disassociate themselves from the main point of contention. Ultimately, these rote public apologies appear to be largely performative, expedient smokescreens for ulterior motives. These swift gestures of regret made for mass consumption fall short of addressing larger issues or creating actionable solutions. Summed up best in author Shaka Senghor’s words, “You can’t fix the things that you are unwilling to acknowledge.” However, people still demand to see the show and judge how worthy or unworthy someone is of forgiveness. #BrittThomas, #MistakesWereMade #Box13Artspace #WindowDisplay #ArtInstallation #InflatableArt #PoliticalArt #WordArt #TexasArt WomenArtists
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Today, my light and sound wall made in collaborati Today, my light and sound wall made in collaboration with Joel Love @fugalvoice went on view @lscnorthharrisart. It’s on view through April 14th so make plans to go see it if you’ve never seen it before, I’ll be happy to meet you up there if I’m available. Thanks to @rballin and @julie_devries for the opportunity, so happy to have a long showing of this piece in a great location.💙 #brittthomas #snowsalwaysmelt #lscnorthharrisart #lscnorthharris #lightsoundinstallation #contemporaryart #goseesomeart
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