Diana Matar: State of a Nation - Photography and Police Violence in America

For the past year, artist Diana Matar has been photographing at over 200 sites where police violence has occurred in America for a project entitled “This Violent Land”. In this lecture Ms. Matar will speak about how she uses her camera to question not only the romantic photographic interpretation of the American dream, but also the nation’s acceptance of violence against its citizens at a time of deep social and political change. Highlighting the practicalities of her extensive research methods and referencing previous works and other artists, this lecture will look at how photography can respond to both history and our contemporary political reality.

Sponsored by the History of Art and Architectural Studies Department, The Studio Art Program, and the Academic Enrichment Fund.