Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop Insert Black Figures into White Kodachrome America
The series 'Being There' by Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop inserts an additional Black protagonist into the white US America of the Kodachrome era, exposing the racism behind the idyllic imagery. The work uses vintage slides from the 1950s-70s, digitally altering them to include Black figures, challenging the historical erasure of Black presence in American family albums.
Key facts
- Series titled 'Being There'
- Created by Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop
- Inserts Black protagonists into white Kodachrome-era America
- Exposes racism behind idyllic imagery
- Uses vintage slides from 1950s-70s
- Digitally alters slides to include Black figures
- Challenges historical erasure of Black presence
- Published on Monopol Magazine
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Artists
Institutions
- Monopol Magazine
Locations
- United States