Re:Birth : A video
REBIRTH is a short video art piece. It juxtaposes images from DW Griffith's Birth of a Nation with images of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. In it, they are entering the White House for the first time after the presidential inauguration in January of 2008. It also shows President George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush leaving the White House for the last time. The history of the United States of America is a complex one
Reveal: A Video
Reveal was created using the intro to an old video game on the Atari 2600 gaming system. The game, which is a card game and players essentially play Strip Poker in an attempt to get all of the women's clothes off to reveal a naked woman. Certainly, video games have come a long way since this game, but, sexism and the objectification of women have been a theme for some time.
