Sasha Phyars-Burgess

Sasha Phyars-Burgess

Sasha Phyars-Burgess

United States

United States

United States

Series: UNTITLED PART II&III (WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE COMPROMISES)

Series: UNTITLED PART II&III (WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE COMPROMISES)

Series: UNTITLED PART II&III (WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE COMPROMISES)

I am interested in What is seen, and the cultural connotations and markers that come with looking at bodies, particularly black ones. I use a documentary approach in order to view the domestic, the unsupervised, and the ordinary in an effort to reveal the mundane reality of lives that are often under continued supervision and oppressive state and social violence.As a photographer, I have come to realize that my interest lies not just in the taking of photographs but the ways in which the act of photographing allows one to be within a space without the pretense of knowing. This acts allows me to better dissect the world, to ask deeper questions and to bring these questions to a world beyond just myself. 

BED, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 2018
BED, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 2018
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MALIK’S ROOM, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 2018
MALIK’S ROOM, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 2018
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CHRISTIAN’S 13TH, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 2018
CHRISTIAN’S 13TH, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 2018
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PHOTO, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 2018
PHOTO, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 2018
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LOOK, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 2018
LOOK, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 2018
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GIAC, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 2018
GIAC, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 2018
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JUJU AND CARO, NEW JERSEY, 2018
JUJU AND CARO, NEW JERSEY, 2018
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IZZY BACK, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 2017
IZZY BACK, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 2017
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LOOK, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 2017
LOOK, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 2017
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IN DAE’S ROOM, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 2017
IN DAE’S ROOM, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 2017
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