Wed, May 21, 2025,67 Online via Zoom
Talk
Fellowship 25 Conversations: Brett Davis and Ramona Jingru Wang
Photography frequently relies on the contributions of multiple individuals, yet the notion of the singular artist has been reinforced throughout histories of photography. As a result, the complex relationships involved in creating and sharing a photograph are often overlooked. Several Fellowship 25 artists explore these dynamics by challenging preconceived power structures between the artist and the sitter or subject. For example, Brett Davis collaborated with his five-year-old daughter, Toko, to create installations that question traditional family hierarchies and empower her agency and authorship. Similarly, Ramona Jingru Wang collaborates with her friends to produce portraits grounded in mutual trust and kinship. Her photographs are both playful and political, celebrating her friend’s lives and environments while refuting stereotypical representations of Asian bodies in media, film, and literature.
Join Brett Davis and Ramona Jingru Wang as they discuss their practices and themes in Fellowship 25.
Image credit: Ramona Jingru Wang, Sukeban Girls, 2023