Student presentations explore art, tatoos
Mark DeWitt
Issue date: 4/27/09 Section: Opinion
The Celebration of Scholarship brings out a lot the university's best work and allows students to showcase what they have worked on for different classes as well as scholarly work they have done on their own.
On April 9, I attended "Visual Art: A Picture Can Express Ten Thousand Words." I arrived around three minutes before the presentations were to start and the room was already filled and by the time they started people had to resort to sitting on the floor or standing. There were three presentations scheduled for this panel.
After a brief introduction by Allyson Klutenkamper, SSU student Lacy Golden Davis gave her PowerPoint presentation titled "The Dream Document: A Series of Photographs," which was essentially an overview of her photography work. Flipping through the various slides, Davis told the audience what motivated her to do the different works.
"A lot of my inspiration comes from dreams I've had while sick with Rocky Mountain spotted fever," Davis said. "I also base a lot of my work around imagined realities."
Following Davis was Mallory Goldie, whose project was titled "Community Arts." Goldie's presentation focused on the benefits of being involved with the community and how it can help small children as well as adults by providing positive ways for them to express themselves. Her PowerPoint displayed several different art projects including the flood wall murals and art displays in local businesses.
"While it is not always easy to get people involved with helping their community, the aftereffect is always worth the effort," Goldie said.
The final presentation was "Body Art of the Incarcerated: The Symbolism Behind Inmate Tattoos and Scarification," by Courtney Moore. Moore's PowerPoint focused on showing what different tattoos mean in Ohio's prison systems. An overwhelming majority of tattoos found in Ohio's prisons directly relate to the white supremacy movement or other gang related symbols. Moore hopes to receive a grant in order to pursue her study further.
"By being able to recognize these different tattoos and their symbolism, prison officials will be able to adequately deal with inmates who may be affiliated with gangs, which in turn would provide for safer prisons," Moore said.
All three presentations were thorough in their subject matter but not so much that the average person could not understand the subjects. If the other presentations were half as good as these three then Celebration of Scholarship 09 was a complete success.
On April 9, I attended "Visual Art: A Picture Can Express Ten Thousand Words." I arrived around three minutes before the presentations were to start and the room was already filled and by the time they started people had to resort to sitting on the floor or standing. There were three presentations scheduled for this panel.
After a brief introduction by Allyson Klutenkamper, SSU student Lacy Golden Davis gave her PowerPoint presentation titled "The Dream Document: A Series of Photographs," which was essentially an overview of her photography work. Flipping through the various slides, Davis told the audience what motivated her to do the different works.
"A lot of my inspiration comes from dreams I've had while sick with Rocky Mountain spotted fever," Davis said. "I also base a lot of my work around imagined realities."
Following Davis was Mallory Goldie, whose project was titled "Community Arts." Goldie's presentation focused on the benefits of being involved with the community and how it can help small children as well as adults by providing positive ways for them to express themselves. Her PowerPoint displayed several different art projects including the flood wall murals and art displays in local businesses.
"While it is not always easy to get people involved with helping their community, the aftereffect is always worth the effort," Goldie said.
The final presentation was "Body Art of the Incarcerated: The Symbolism Behind Inmate Tattoos and Scarification," by Courtney Moore. Moore's PowerPoint focused on showing what different tattoos mean in Ohio's prison systems. An overwhelming majority of tattoos found in Ohio's prisons directly relate to the white supremacy movement or other gang related symbols. Moore hopes to receive a grant in order to pursue her study further.
"By being able to recognize these different tattoos and their symbolism, prison officials will be able to adequately deal with inmates who may be affiliated with gangs, which in turn would provide for safer prisons," Moore said.
All three presentations were thorough in their subject matter but not so much that the average person could not understand the subjects. If the other presentations were half as good as these three then Celebration of Scholarship 09 was a complete success.
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