EX NIHILO is a part of sometimes i overflow, a virtual exhibition of semester-long projects in the photographic medium.
Presented by the Topics in Advanced Photography Spring 2020 cohort, sometimes
I overflow is a virtual exhibition of our cumulative semester-long projects in the
photographic medium. In Senior, Jackie Marks’, artist statement, she weaved
together this collective body of work as, “Sentiments of time, archival findings, and
personal reflection.” With content ranging from the human psyche, narratives
concealed by political context, and the telling of stories that are sometimes not our
own; sometimes I overflow is an evaluation of the human condition. We meditate
on our relationships with ourselves and the world around us through an array of
media including video, collage, and text. We collectively tackle broader concepts
such as the relationship of personal and public history, the act of preservation, and
the ephemeral nature of art making. This website features links to each artists’
individual projects, allowing our work to function both independently and as a part
of a greater message. Sophomore, Booker Johnson explains his process as, “ the
pouring of thoughts, feelings, desires, whims, happenstantial accidents, paranoid
speculations, beautiful dilemmas, wanderings, and wonderings to osmose into
the work.” Within this digital space, we collectively engage in an outpour of
emotion, perception, ideas, and ideology culminating in sometimes I overflow.
