photograph by riah miranda
Artist Statement:
I am a Black-American photographer and leatherdyke who was born and raised in Sylmar, California. My name is stylized in lowercase.
My work utilizes the language surrounding intimacy within domestic spaces and ways that interrogate what it means to make private moments for public viewing. Something more romantic than a documentarian, I have researched and challenged the concepts of home and how it moves with the ways people, places, memories, and scents are linked to it. Using analog cameras, I craft love letters that intuitively explore the tension between being a participant and an observer while blurring the lines of relational dynamics.
I received my MFA in Photography & Media from California Institute of the Arts and my BFA in Photography from Pacific Northwest College of Art. I am currently an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Cypress College, Pierce College and California State University, Long Beach.
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