Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Internship Perks: Tony Gleaton

One of the greatest aspects of interning at the NMAAHC are the amazing presentations I get to sit-in on. Prime example being Tony Gleaton. Gleaton gave a presentation about his photography that challenges and transcends the boundaries of the African Diaspora to be truly inclusive of all African descent peoples and not just those connected to the Trans-Atlantic enslavement experience in the United States. He traveled throughout the Americas in the late 90s capturing photos of people within the African Diaspora and they are beautiful. Gleaton also has a collection of photographs dedicated to African American cowboys throughout western North America and his latest work captures the untold stories of the African American narrative that lay in landscapes.

His work is phenomenal, and Gleaton, as an artist is just as inspiring. Very humble, he acknowledged that his work with capturing the African Diaspora during the 90s had its flaws. The people in the photos often did not call themselves African or attributed any part of their heritage or culture to that of Africa, so the term for the collections, Gleaton noted, was more about him ascribing a title to these people, then the people themselves self identifying as such. All photos, he noted, are truly just about the relationship between the photographer and the subject. Gleaton's relationship with self-reflexivity is something that all social scientist can learn from. Now the photos provide a space for dialogue about identity. I look forward to his current project with landscapes. Checkout more HERE!





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