MFA Photo Alum Noelle Theard featured in the NYT for “(1)ne Drop” Project
Observations on racial identity are among the provocative arguments presented by Yaba Blay in (1)ne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race (BLACKprint Press), which explores the intricate and fraught issue of race through the observations of 60 contributors from 25 countries who self-identify, at least partly, as black, even if they are not always seen as such because of light skin, facial features or interracial ancestry.
Their words are accompanied by portraits by Parsons MFA Photography alum, Noelle Théard, and a team of photographers directed by her. The book challenges narrow conceptions about blackness, both as an identity and as an experience, and the stereotypes and rigid boundaries of color that continue to divide us.
Noelle Théard for BlackStarCreative
Noelle Théard for BlackStarCreative
Noelle Théard for BlackStarCreative