6. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Undergraduate Visual Arts Fellowship 2013-14
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10. Artist Statement
My intention is to capture the delicate dance between decay and manipulation. I search for
layered eras – evident in structures where archaic deconstruction meets modern intervention,
and the inevitable process of aging coincides with the human desire to preserve.
This collection of images originate from the port city Pireas, Greece and the vacant factory
Fulton Gas Works in Richmond, Virginia. The heydays of both locations have come and gone,
leaving only the residue of bare foundations, cracked windows, and peeling paint.
In Pireas, the modern manipulations are functional. Residents attempt to make the century-
old structures they’ve been left livable. Slivers of Mediterranean color surround windows and
doors, and the glaring summer sun ricochets off whitewashed surfaces.
At Fulton Gas Works, the derelict building morphs into a structural wasteland. Transients and
partygoers defend territories through graffiti. Remnants of industry and humanity mingle in the
dark shadows of the cavernous space.
Employing both formal rules of design and my own set of preferences, I create an interplay
between natural textural surfaces and two-dimensional arrangements of lines. Inspired by the
De Stijl movement, I experiment with the relationships between geometric shapes and stick to
a predominantly neutral palate, with subtle accents of color.
12. Commercial Photography of Lesvos, Greece
for Hibiscus Travel and Tourism Services
http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Photojournal-of-My-Grecian-Travels/213497035367351
18. Audio
• “You Know I’m No Good” (Amy
Winehouse Cover)
https://soundcloud.com/miranda_elliott/yo
u-know-im-no-good
• “Holocene” (Bon Iver Cover)
• Audio Greeting for Scholastics Art Awards
19. Video
• 3rd Place in 2011 Southeast Regional Technology Student
Association Conference for Digital Video Production
• “Between the Bars” (Elliott Smith
Cover)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFUgMlsymQ
• Video Greeting for Scholastics Art Awards
20. Radio
• WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent
Radio
– Wrote, recorded, and edited “Community
Calendar”, 5-minute weekly segment on
local events
• WCWM 90.9 FM College of William &
Mary Radio
– Promote and work at concerts, DJ in training
Editor's Notes
Used iWeb’09 to build, started with blank template and built from scratchUsedGoDaddyto host
Used IM Creator to build and host,started with blank template and built from scratchManaging with Google Apps
Audio - Recorded in Swem Media Studio using Logic ProVideo – Recorded with Canon EOS Rebel T1i
Awarded 3rd Place in 2011 Southeast Regional Technology Student Association Conference for Digital Video Production – lost file of video, sorry!All recorded with Canon EOS Rebel T1i, edited with iMovieHave made more videos than this and am familiar with using iMovie and video cameras so even though these aren’t similar to what Id be making for you, I do know how to make what you’re looking for!
