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Alexa Tusing | “When The Party’s Over: Despair and Dopamine”

This media file is attached to: 1st Annual One College Virtual Art Student Exhibition

A photograph capturing the movement of a woman in distress standing in a bathroom near the door in a long, black prom dress, sliding her back down the white bathroom wall to sit on the white marble floor.

Alexa Tusing, "When The Party's Over: Despair and Dopamine," 2020, digital photography

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This photograph is taken from my final photography project. In my work I often choose to capture the light. Ironically, I would consider myself a pessimist. In everyday life I look for the darkness of each situation. In this series I still choose to search for the light. I keep the soft movements alive while capturing the perverse. From the outside, situations can appear vulgar; I want to show past the surface appearance. However, I want the viewer to create the story based on the information given from the photograph and the title.

My shadow with my arms and head touching tree branches, causing an illusion that I am tall and thin.

Linda Wettengel | “When I Was Tall and Thin”

A symbolic representation to the 2020 presidential debates featuring profile views of Biden and Trump, a flag-like background, the date 2020 and significant words written below the candidates.

Holly Taglier | “Debate”