Proofing Clemson Printmakers

Recently I visited the art gallery in Lee Hall. The work that is on display there is absolutely amazing. The piece that I found to be the most moving was done by, Jennifer Stoneking-Stewart, entitled, Inner Child. The art work consists of an old black and white photograph of a class of elementary school kids and their teacher. Under the portrait are three drawings of microscopic pictures of bacteria and virus. Over the photograph of the kids there is a red disease that wrapped itself around the kids coming from the three drawings of this disease. The bacteria looks deadly and seems to be unknown to the happy children. There are three black boxes around three different children symbolizing the target of death for the bacteria. The picture is black and white and the only color is the red bacteria and the cultures under the photograph. This shows that the only life left after this epidemic is that of the disease, not the people. Overall, I think this image is speaks volumes about what a bacteria can do, emotionally and physically.