{"id":45683,"date":"2020-04-24T08:11:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=45683"},"modified":"2020-05-04T13:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T17:47:13","slug":"senior-art-show-goes-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2020\/senior-art-show-goes-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior art show goes virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine student artists have banded together to create 草莓社区\u2019s first virtual senior exhibition, which will be unveiled on Friday, April 24. Professor <strong>Cyndi Gusler<\/strong> said that when the group got word in March that they wouldn\u2019t be returning to campus for the semester, the photographers, illustrators, printmakers, videographers, and painters decided to adapt their material to be shown online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seniors<strong> Emily Young <\/strong>and <strong>Kiana Childress<\/strong> took the lead crafting the website, and all nine students met over Zoom to review and critique one another\u2019s work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s been a whirlwind of activity, but the group has shown resilience and creative problem solving along the way,\u201d Gusler said. The show will remain online through Sunday, May 3.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See examples of their work below, and be sure to tune in to the digital gallery at <a href=\"http:\/\/emuseniorshow2020.com\/\">emuseniorshow2020.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sultan Alsulaiman<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Sultan_Alsulaiman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45691\" width=\"148\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Sultan_Alsulaiman.jpg 586w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Sultan_Alsulaiman-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Alsulaiman is a digital media major from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He hopes to work in sports media.&nbsp;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Photography as an art has the ability to educate people about different cultures and give them general sense by documenting events and traditions using photos,&#8221; Alsulaiman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alsulaiman\u2019s photographs feature people wearing clothes from different cultures \u201cthat are strange to them \u2026 I think that coming to EMU from the Middle East has helped me to discover other cultures and thoughts. My photographs may help viewers broaden their acceptance of different cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Alsulaiman1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45689\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45689\" class=\"wp-image-45689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Alsulaiman1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Alsulaiman1-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Alsulaiman2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45690\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45690\" class=\"wp-image-45690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Alsulaiman2-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Alsulaiman2-1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kiana Childress<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Kiana_Childress.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45700\" width=\"235\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Kiana_Childress.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Kiana_Childress-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Kiana_Childress-768x761.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Childress is a communications and photography double major, and intends to pursue her master\u2019s degree at EMU after graduation.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI truly believe that my purpose is to tell stories and connect with others using my strong communication and visual skills,\u201d Childress said. Her senior show, titled <em>Cultural Inclusion in Infrared, <\/em>was inspired by the visual elements of infrared portraiture.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne can notice how it gives each human being the same enhanced dark eyes, dark hair, and pale-white smooth skin \u2026 with knowing these characteristics, it\u2019s difficult to assume the person\u2019s ethnic background or origin; allowing the viewer to see the world from a different perspective,\u201d Childress said. \u201cIt has the potential to remove racial barriers that could definitely help with societal and social issues that have caused divides in our world today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45695\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45695\" class=\"wp-image-45695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45696\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45696\" class=\"wp-image-45696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Childress3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stephanie Gilbertson<\/strong><br \/><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephanie_Gilbertson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45708\" width=\"207\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephanie_Gilbertson.jpg 911w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephanie_Gilbertson-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephanie_Gilbertson-768x843.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilbertson is a digital media major who plans to intern in Washington, D.C. following graduation. She was born in Niamey, Niger and moved with her family to America at age four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilbertson\u2019s show, titled \u201cFaith, Hope, and Love \u2026\u201d is a collection of animations inspired by songs, stories, media, and her family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI may tend to go more on the emotional side but, I can also go visual. I can visually perceive how astonishing a basic object can be. That\u2019s the root of my perception of the world and people,\u201d Gilbertson said. \u201cMy idea for this piece is to express myself, and display what I see and feel in a visual platform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/1587390145294.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45714\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45714\" class=\"wp-image-45714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/1587390145294.png 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/1587390145294-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/1587047637132.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45715\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45715\" class=\"wp-image-45715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/1587047637132.png 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/1587047637132-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bryan Luna<\/strong><br \/><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/BryanLuna.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45717\" width=\"253\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/BryanLuna.jpg 540w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/BryanLuna-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Luna is a digital media major whose future plans are \u201csimply to sharpen up his craft.\u201d He finds inspiration in existential philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luna\u2019s video work places himself in the spotlight, because \u201cfor the longest time, I tried to separate my voice from my own work. Identity and purpose are things that I have always struggled with, and I created art devoid of me as a means to ignore that confrontation. Through this project, I set out to end that silence, without subtlety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45718\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45718\" class=\"wp-image-45718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45719\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45719\" class=\"wp-image-45719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna2.png 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Luna2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Raviv Monahan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Raviv_Monahan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45720\" width=\"205\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Raviv_Monahan.jpg 795w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Raviv_Monahan-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Raviv_Monahan-768x966.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Monahan is an art and bible, religion, and theology double major who intends to pursue a master\u2019s in labor studies or a master of fine arts. He is inspired by Cuban pop art, leftist philosophy, and Leninist and Marxist political theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monahan\u2019s show, titled \u00a1Venceremos!, includes work of different media inspired by figures and movements like Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, and particularly the radical political messages behind their art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArt has a message inherently, and I think that\u2019s also what draws me to early Soviet art and Cuban pop art; much like Warhol and Haring, these movements made no secret of their affinity for leftism, by infusing their work with slogans, playful text, and revolutionary iconography such as <em>Guerrillero Heroico<\/em>,\u201d Monahan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45721\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45721\" class=\"wp-image-45721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45722\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45722\" class=\"wp-image-45722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Monahan2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mandy Puffenbarger<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Mandy_Puffenbarger.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45723\" width=\"178\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Mandy_Puffenbarger.jpg 278w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Mandy_Puffenbarger-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Puffenbarger is a digital media art and communications double major from Linville, Va. She plans to return to EMU in the fall to finish her college career, and assist with various productions on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Puffenbarger\u2019s show started out as a screenplay, which became a short film, which became black and white diptych images that \u201cportray different identities of the same person\u201d within the film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe woman in the film deals with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. The photos on the left is the reality of the event and the image on the right is what the young woman is experiencing. The images follow closely to the script written to make it come to life,\u201d Puffenbarger said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45724\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45724\" class=\"wp-image-45724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"45725\" data-link=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?attachment_id=45725\" class=\"wp-image-45725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Puffenbarger2-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stephen Sheppard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephen_Sheppard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45726\" width=\"198\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephen_Sheppard.jpg 879w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephen_Sheppard-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Stephen_Sheppard-768x874.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheppard is a digital media major with a minor in business administration. He joined the Visual and Communication Arts department in his junior year, and has developed skills across multiple media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Sheppard1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45727\" width=\"241\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Sheppard1.jpg 786w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Sheppard1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Sheppard1-768x977.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheppard\u2019s surreal collage work is inspired by contemporary artist Robert Rauschenberg, whose \u201cfocus was directed towards political, social, and environmental movements taking place during the era,\u201d he said. Sheppard has taken this impetus to look into our relationship with media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the media plays a huge role in our lives with regard towards the content that we have access to, these source outlets have the ability to form content in a biased fashion. As a result, we are sometimes left uninformed of what is really important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nik Tucker<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Nik_Tucker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45728\" width=\"211\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Nik_Tucker.jpg 855w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Nik_Tucker-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/Nik_Tucker-768x898.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker is a marketing major who plans to take a position with the ministry Every Nation after graduation. \u201cI am an avid videographer and photographer that is first and foremost a missionary for the gospel of Jesus Christ,\u201d Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker\u2019s senior photography show asks the viewer to \u201cbe still. In a world full of chaos, the human mind and body takes little time to stop and recharge. We constantly keep moving until it\u2019s too late to save our mental, physical, and spiritual health. 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