ROBOT // “WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?”
SCI-FI // STUDY ABROAD series
Within the top 100 sci-fi films: only 8 had a protagonist of color -- 6 of 8 were Will Smith. Within the 3 classes during my semester abroad: there were a total of 8 students of color --3 of 8 were me. (basically there’s no people of color in sci-fi films and study abroad programs worldwide)
The lack of diversity within study abroad classrooms and sci-fi genre films should not be taken lightly, since it reflects America’s reluctance to acknowledge and imagine diversity.
To promote proper representation, I casted a diverse group of models to created a 6-part photo series.
Each of the 6 characters compare a traditional sci-fi trope to a first-hand study abroad issue (TITLE: sci-fi trope //study abroad trope). These images allow us to recognize this problem and reshape our futures: the fictional (yet impactful) future of sci-fi and the realistic future of international, American education.
Styling ········· Diana Eusebio
Photography ····· Diana Eusebio
Created ········· 2.14.19
Model ··········· Grace Kwon
Photography ····· Diana Eusebio
Created ········· 2.14.19
Model ··········· Grace Kwon