http://www.hannahbrancato.com hannahbrancato.com Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:54:51 +0000 http://www.hannahbrancato.com en http://hannahbrancato.com/Unconditioning-Gender http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/Unconditioning-Gender Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:54:51 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 2545351 T-shirts and found fabric 2010 These t-shirts are the results of a six session workshop about gender stereotypes in the media. Through group activities and discussions about music videos, advertising, and social expectations, the group began to identify how other people's ideas about gender effect their own. They designed and made t-shirts that reflected on contradictions that they discovered, and that celebrated their identities. These images are of youth from Wide Angle Youth Media, May 2010. <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8123.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8123_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8126.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8126_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8133.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8133_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8140.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8140_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8149.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8149_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8153.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8153_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8155.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8155_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8159.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2545351/IMG_8159_o.JPG" align="left" /> http://hannahbrancato.com/FOR-DECORATIVE-PURPOSES-ONLY http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/FOR-DECORATIVE-PURPOSES-ONLY Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:10:16 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1099806 Mixed Media 6 feet x 6 feet x 6 feet 2009 Ellen Nielsen and I created an encyclopedia of individually packaged ornaments for Baltimore's 2009 Artscape. Every item was $2.99. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/booth6.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/booth6_o.JPG" align="left" /> {image 3}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/hannah1.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/hannah1_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/interior3.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/interior3_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/interior4.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/interior4_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/interior6.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/interior6_o.JPG" align="left" /> {image 9}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/shopper2.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/shopper2_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/shopper3.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1099806/shopper3_o.JPG" align="left" /> {image 13} http://hannahbrancato.com/Get-It-Off-Your-Chest-Pluck-It-From-Her-Breast http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/Get-It-Off-Your-Chest-Pluck-It-From-Her-Breast Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:10:14 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1097940 GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST, PLUCK IT FROM HER BREAST by Hannah Brancato, Kendra Hebel, and Sarah Tooley This interactive performance meditating on shame and the body confronts the unrealistic beauty standards contemporary American society imposes via representations of women’s bodies in the mainstream media. Artists Hannah Brancato, Kendra Hebel, and Sarah Tooley mesh the vaudevillian circus side show freak booth with the sterile, hierarchical, physician’s office to bring you Get It Off Your Chest, Pluck It From Her Breast. Participant/patients engage with the layered artwork on a visual, emotional, and physical level. Get It Off Your Chest, Pluck It From Her Breast, was originally performed in January 2010 at Püss Füst, an all women arts festival based in Baltimore. The performance has since been staged at the Transmodern Festival’s Pedestrian Services Exquisite, the 14K Cabaret curated by Laure Drogoul, and the 2010 International Drag King Extravagana. Visit Radar Redux to read a review of the performance by Peter Boyce: http://www.radarredux.com/2010/01/puss-fust-open-space/ And visit the blog to browse through all of the stories collected over the past year: http://pluckitfromherbreast.wordpress.com/ <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/drSarah.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/drSarah_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/P1160557.JPG" border="0" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/P1160557_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/story 1.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="750" height_o="499" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/story 1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/story 2.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097940/story 2_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://hannahbrancato.com/Memorial-Quilts http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/Memorial-Quilts Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:05:01 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 2270163 Fabric and mixed media Dimensions variable (approximately 20"x30") 2011 In Fall 2011, I led a group of high school students at Paul's Place Outreach in Baltimore in a memorial quilting workshop. Over two months, each individual in the group created their own quilt in memory of a person or an idea. Although I invited the group to use this project as an opportunity to process death and talk about loss, I also invited them to think about memorials as monuments, or celebrations. Below are statements about each work, in the order in which it is displayed. 1-2: Ties by Morren Jackson. This quilt is about African Americans who can turn into businessmen. The background represents African American heritage. The ties represent business and handwork. 3-4: Still in my Heart by Ke-Ke. My quilt is about my family. I used zebra print, polka dots, bright green, and bows, because it shows how even though I’m growing up and keeping myself busy, they will always stay in my heart. 5: Be Careful What Your Wish For by Jeffrey Criag. In memory of Matthew Ramsey. My quilt is about a friend who I thought I didn’t care about. I remember I always told him to stay outta trouble because I knew what was going to happen to him before he knew it. I remember when I told him I would never miss him if he never listened to me. He would always tell me “don’t make the mistakes I did” in his past. He always looked out for me when my family was not there. We always here beside each other no matter how much trouble we got in. He always wore black shoes, so every time I get a new pair of shoes they have to have black on them. I included the pocket from a pair of jeans he gave to me in this quilt. 6: Thomas by Bernard Turman. My quilt is about my uncle Thomas Penniz that died. I used all hardcore manly colors because he was a hard person, but I also used pink fabric because everyman has a soft side. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/1.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/1_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/2.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/2_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/4.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/4_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/5.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/5_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/7_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="406" width_o="840" height_o="569" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/7_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/13.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="451" width_o="600" height_o="451" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/2270163/13_o.JPG" align="left" /> http://hannahbrancato.com/Something-Funny-About-Rape http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/Something-Funny-About-Rape Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:48:25 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1223613 Video 00:15:29 2010 Is it ok to joke about rape? In this short documentary, Mason Ross's 2010 Whartscape performance instigates a community of artists to address what it means to make light of this topic. Does it help to de-stigmatize the issue, or does it make survivors feel unsafe? Produced and Edited by Hannah Brancato With footage by Kevin Blackistone, Natalie Tranelli, Guy Werner, and Angie Young © Hannah Brancato 2010 Click here to view the documentary http://hannahbrancato.com/The-Jewelry-Project http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/The-Jewelry-Project Thu, 19 May 2011 17:55:21 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1115728 Mixed Media Dimensions variable 2008-2010 The Jewelry Project is a part of the art program at House Of Ruth Maryland. The way that it works: shelter residents work with volunteers to design and make jewelry; sometimes volunteers teach clients, and often clients teach volunteers. The jewelry is made in exchange for a jewelry making kit or supplies to make more accessories, promoting continued art making. 100% of the proceeds from the Jewelry Project goes back into the House Of Ruth Maryland's emergency shelter based art program. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/01.09.workshop.1_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/01.09.workshop.1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/goma_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/goma_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/JP logo 02.10.jpg" border="0" width="513" height="500" width_o="513" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/JP logo 02.10_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/drop earrings detail_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/drop earrings detail_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/flourescent hoops_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/flourescent hoops_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/purple hoop_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/purple hoop_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/square_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/square_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/square detail_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/square detail_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8096_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8096_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8098_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="420" width_o="750" height_o="526" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8098_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8108_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8108_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8117_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8117_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8123_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8123_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8132_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8132_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8143_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="382" width_o="750" height_o="478" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8143_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8144_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="401" width_o="750" height_o="502" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8144_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8153_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="400" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8153_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8158_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="411" width_o="750" height_o="514" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115728/IMG_8158_o.JPG" align="left" /> http://hannahbrancato.com/Sex-Is-A-Weapon-American-Dream http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/Sex-Is-A-Weapon-American-Dream Thu, 19 May 2011 17:01:35 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1469595 Digitally printed fabric, fabric, feathers, jewelry 50 inches x 20 inches x 20 inches 2009 This project was a collaboration with residents of the House Of Ruth Maryland, including Laura Jane Byrne, Angelica Dellagoti*, Tia Jordan, Ebony Peacock, Denise Wonson*, Jocelyne, Lasonia, Linnea, Kerisher, and Mikheasa. *name changed to protect client's identity <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEX_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEX_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEXdetail_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEXdetail_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEXdetail1_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEXdetail1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEXdetail2_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/SEXdetail2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/4_SexIsAWeapon.jpg" border="0" width="447" height="500" width_o="447" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1469595/4_SexIsAWeapon_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://hannahbrancato.com/Power-Suit http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/Power-Suit Thu, 19 May 2011 16:07:36 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1115858 Used clothing, video interviews 12 feet x 12 feet x 4 feet 2011 POWER SUIT is a collaborative quilt and documentary video about the relationship between power and the clothes we wear. It is a combination sociological study, journalistic investigation, and art project, in which the artist invites people to explain the significance of their choices in clothing through writing, interviews, and art-making. POWER SUIT demonstrates how our choices in clothing are connected to our sense of agency and our place in the world. For more information, and to listen to interviews with Power Suit participants, visit powersuitproject.wordpress.com Organizations and events that hosted the project so far include: The Baltimore Museum of Art Textile Day, Hollaback Baltimore, House Of Ruth Maryland, Metro Gallery, MICA PLACE, Paul's Place, Transmodern Festival and Towson Arts Collective. Special thanks to Lauren Nikolaus, Madeline Peters, Nikiea Redmond and Devon Scarborough for your help interviewing and filiming! So far over 100 people have participated in Power Suit, including: Alexandria Gates, Amy Peyrot, Andrea Pasco, Ann Langdon, Ashley Hufnagel, Becka Dowding, Brittany Backman, Brienna Brown, Cami McCrief, Chelsea Ragan, Christine Herz, Courtey Wilson, Danisha Harris, Deja Mainor, Deshai Cornish, Devon Scarborough, Diana Zhang, Donna Armolt, Eileen Vernelti, Ellen, Forest Fisher, Gabby Vigo, Georgette Mayers, Grandmother Edna, India Morton, Jane Byers, Joseph Bolter, Josiah Boone, Julia Golinka, Kata Fredrick, Katherine Cessna, Katrina Jones, Kendra Hebel, Kimberly, Kimberly Herz, Kimberly Rice, Kirsten Hollander, Kitt Repass, Laura Hudson, Lauren Nikolaus, Lavontre Ford, Lizzie Johnson, Lydia, Mara Meyers, Madeline Peters, Marissa Burke-Smith, Marquise Weems, Mary, Melissa Esmero, Mildred Stincomb, Nikiea Redmond, Nora Howell, Paula Philips, Quandra Jones, Quanisha Carmichael, Quantiarra Bonaparte, Quentin Gibeau, Ray Bowser, Rayshanda Carroll, Rebecca Dimeo, Rhonda Graham, Ryan Hammond, Sarah Konigsburg, Sarah McWilliams, Sheila Butler, Stacey Thomas, Teshavionna Mitchell, Tonia Poteat, Tysharra Dukes, Tywana Reid, Veronica Wheeler <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/power suit_with person_web_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="403" width_o="1800" height_o="1210" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/power suit_with person_web_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/powersuitdetail1_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/powersuitdetail1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/IMG_0795_600.JPG" border="0" width="600" height="450" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/IMG_0795_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/IMG_0801_600.JPG" 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src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1115858/IMG_0832_o.JPG" align="left" /> http://hannahbrancato.com/Mattress-Back http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/Mattress-Back Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:49:24 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1100574 Beads, fabric, nylon stockings, underwear, queen size mattress 24 inches x 60 inches x 90 inches 2010 I first heard the term "mattress back" in an interview with Eva Barnes, a stockyards worker in Chicago, by Studs Terkel, in which she said, "What do you want me to do, get a mattress on my back and walk up and down 35th street?" <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/3_mattress_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="379" width_o="2048" height_o="1296" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/3_mattress_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/mattressdetail_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="379" width_o="2048" height_o="1296" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/mattressdetail_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/on_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="379" width_o="2048" height_o="1296" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/on_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/no_600.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="379" width_o="2048" height_o="1296" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1100574/no_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://hannahbrancato.com/What-Gives-People-Power http://hannahbrancato.com/following/hannahbrancato.com/What-Gives-People-Power Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:47:38 +0000 hannahbrancato.com 1097776 Synthetic hair, plastic toys, fake money, mirrors, silk flowers, acrylic yarn, cords, plywood, latex paint, headphones, mp3 player, notebook 96 inches x 36 inches x 36 inches 2010 “What Gives People Power” is an oral history project focused on people defining power and control, based on their personal experience. Through interviews with domestic violence survivors and perpetrators, as well and staff and volunteers from the House Of Ruth Maryland, the project documents connections between perceptions of power and the cycle of violence. The resulting stories give voice to the stigmatized issue of domestic violence, while bringing to light the diverse ways and means that people empower themselves. In this installation of the audio interviews, I created a listening booth encrusted with stereotypes about what gives people power. When visitors stepped inside the booth, they listened to honest and real reflections of that same subject. This project is a collaboration between Sharlene McNeil and Hannah Brancato, with contributions from Naomi M., Lakiesha F., and Anita R More info: whatgivespeoplepower.wordpress.com &#9835; 01.wav http://whatgivespeoplepower.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/01.wav &#9835; 05.wav http://whatgivespeoplepower.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/05.wav <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/3 exterior.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="752" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/3 exterior_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/4 exterior.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="752" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/4 exterior_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/2detail.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="483" width_o="750" height_o="541" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/2detail_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/3detail.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="752" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/3detail_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/4interior.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="752" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/4interior_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/BOOK3.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="752" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/BOOK3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/BOOK2.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="752" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/BOOK2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/BOOK.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="445" width_o="752" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/66078/1097776/BOOK_o.jpg" align="left" />