This past school-year, SMC students curated a show of Matika Wilbur's photographs, called Project 56 ...

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This past school-year, SMC students curated a show of Matika Wilbur's photographs, called Project 562: Changing the Way we See Native America at the SMC Barrett Art gallery. Although the show is now closed and traveling to different locations in the U.S., Matika's work is so important to think about and engage with critically. Matika Wilbur is a member of the Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes from the Pacific Northwest. About 10 years ago, she sold all her possessions and bought an RV to travel around Turtle Island (the United States) to visit the 562 federally recognized Tribes (now there are currently 574) and make portrait photographs of some of those Tribal members. The subjects in the photographs were active participants and chose what to wear, what questions to answer and where to be photographed. This portraiture practices conveys a true sense of partnership between artist and sitter. This exam has three parts. Important! Please be sure to answer all parts for full credit. Before you get started, watch this 10 minute interview featuring Matika Wilbur.Links to an external site. It is helpful to put a face to her work and this interview gives a preview into some of her perspectives that you will explore further in the assignment. Part 1: (30 points) Matika is a photographer and educator. She co-hosts a very successful podcast called All My Relations. Choose one podcast episode from the list below. Listen to the podcast and summarize what it is about 200-250 words. Black Native History with Dr. Tiya Miles:Podcast and Show Notes Part 2: (30 points) Choose one of Matika's photographs. They are split into two PDFs. Each image has accompanying text to help explain what is going on. Perform a portrait analysis by answering the following questions of your chosen work: The PDF's are attached. Pick any :) 1. What part of the photograph catches your attention first? Why? 2. What is the person wearing?3. What can you say about the pose: casual, playful, formal?4. Is the sitter pushed up against the picture plane or further back into the picture space?5. Is the sitter facing forward (frontal), three quarter, or profile? 6. What beside the portrait is in the picture: animals, tools, etc.?7. Is the portrait a full-body portrait, half body, or just the face?8. Is it an individual portrait, a couple, or a groups such as a family?9. What does the person’s clothing indicate? 10. By looking at the face or the pose, what can you tell about the personality of the sitter? 11. Does the portrait tell a story? Does it suggest a lesson to be learned? If so, what is it?12. How does the portrait make you feel about the subject? Part 3: (40 points) Put it all together with a deep, critical analysis. Analyze the image you chose in Part 2 based on what you learned from the podcast in Part 1. Each image has a quote that provides some background context for the story of the person in the photo. Relate the two together - podcast themes with photograph's themes. How can the larger ideas of the podcast be used to understand someone's specific story? (200-250 words)