A photographic journey through Chicago Public Schools, capturing student identities amid challenges like pandemics and violence.
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A photographic journey through Chicago Public Schools, capturing student identities amid challenges like pandemics and violence.
In Their Own Light: Photographs from Chicago Public Schools is the result of Melissa Ann Pinney's five-year artist residency in Chicago Public Schools. When Pinney began this work in 2018, she had no idea of what was to come-how the project would evolve and shift through an ongoing global pandemic, escalating racial and gender inequities and continuing gun violence. Throughout, Pinney shows us an astonishing range of identities emerge amid friendships and school rituals
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Minor references to gun violence as a social issue; not graphic.
No evidence of profanity or strong language.
No evidence of substance use depicted.
Minor presence of diverse identities, including possible LGBTQ+ representation.
No religious themes present.
No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
No real-world occult content depicted.
Moderate focus on social issues like racial and gender inequities.
No evidence of self-harm or suicide themes.
Minor references to systemic suffering and social inequities.
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