Jessey Jansen
Austin, TX
Portraying whispering moments to challenging paradigms of social mobility through graphic portraiture, collage and collaborative art
MessageJune 2020, two-thirds of Americans think Trump has increased racial tensions in this country after George Floyd's death.
The trajectory of Virginia’s development of chattel slavery highlights how the system of chattel slavery and, along with it, anti-blackness (opposed to or hostile toward black people), was codified in colonial America. Labor status was not permanent nor solely connected to race. A significant turning point came in 1662 when Virginia enacted a law of hereditary slavery, which meant the status of the mother determined the status of the child.
- Subject Matter: Civil Sphere
- Collections: Civil Speed
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For me, creating has always been a companion, allowing me to make sense of seemingly uncontrolled situations through controlled mediums.
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