Guilford senior makes use of images to inform girls’s tales – The Guilfordian

When Guilford College senior Jane Uebbing talks about images, she doesn’t simply describe a creative medium—she describes a language she’s been talking since center college. What began as a required class throughout her center college years has turn out to be the spine of her senior thesis, a mission that merges visible storytelling with the heart beat of third-wave feminism.

“I went to a Quaker middle and high school and we were required to take specific classes,” Uebbing stated. “My school had film photography…and after the first semester, I kept signing up for that class.”

Now the one images main at Guilford College, Uebbing has spent the autumn immersed within the creation of a three-part picture collection that explores autonomy, illustration and the on a regular basis power of girls. Her thesis examines how id is perceived, portrayed and reclaimed by way of the lens of a digicam.

Uebbing says she has by no means boxed herself into a specific inventive fashion. Instead, learning at Guilford has pushed her to embrace the range and openness she sees throughout campus.

“I would not say I have a specific style as an artist,” she stated. “Knowing how diverse and inclusive Guilford College is, that is what I hope to bring into my work.”

Her thesis options three distinct collection. The first, “Not for the male gaze,” facilities on the connection between girls and clothes—and the assumptions usually made about each.

“It will be based around the model and the clothing they are wearing,” she stated. “To show how clothing does not define who someone is as a human. That we can wear whatever we want that makes us comfortable.”

The second collection shifts focus towards the ladies who formed Uebbing—girls who’ve impressed and motivated her in life. The third examines girls’s athletic experiences and the persistent imbalance in consideration between males’s and girls’s sports activities.

Growing up immersed in movie and theater, Uebbing gravitated naturally towards tales centered on robust feminine leads. Those narratives formed how she views gender, illustration and the function of artwork in social critique.

“I grew up loving theater,” Uebbing stated. “From there my knowledge of feminism and movements has grown. I do not like seeing women being treated differently and put down.”

Her mission channels that unrest—and hope.

“When I think about these themes and how I want to convey them, it brings up strong emotions,” Uebbing stated. “The women in my life have always been by my side and inspired me to keep going and let my voice be heard.”

Uebbing is letting that very same voice be heard digitally.

“I am working with a DSLR to take the photos I need for my project,” she stated. “In post, I am also editing my photos to help add to the message I am hoping to convey.”

But constructing the mission hasn’t been easy. The greatest problem thus far hasn’t been technical—it’s been discovering the proper individuals to step in entrance of the digicam.

“The most challenging part since working on this project,” Uebbing stated, “has been finding people who were willing to be models.”

Her mission has additionally advanced considerably for the reason that semester started.

“In the beginning of the semester, my idea for this project was very solid until it came to taking photos, which were all over the place,” she stated. “From there, I was able to get a more grounded concept.”

And as one of many few college students working primarily in images, Uebbing stated she hasn’t discovered a proper mentor at Guilford, however she nonetheless discovered steering the place she may.

“In all honesty, I have not had any mentors since coming to Guilford,” she stated. “The best I’ve gotten so far would be that I have been able to work with art professors who have some scale of knowledge on photography.”

Still, this hasn’t stopped Uebbing from trying into the long run. This spring, her completed thesis will go on show in galleries in Founders Hall alongside different senior artwork initiatives. As for after Guilford, she plans to proceed telling tales—whether or not by way of portraits, occasion images or in the end, filmmaking.

“As a photographer, I would not mind sticking to portrait photography as an independent artist or even an event photographer,” she stated. “As for a bigger goal, I hope to work in the film industry. I want to be a part of producing big films.”

For Uebbing, her senior thesis mission isn’t simply one other task. It’s a approach of amplifying voices—together with her personal—one body at a time.