Click! Photography Festival

In the Fall of 2018, I presented a woman-forward and community-driven project, titled Diosas, as part of the Click! Photography Festival in Durham, NC.

My final project for my Master's of Art + Design Program at NC State's College of Design was funded by a generous PIC grant from the Click! Photography Festival in Durham, NC, and the Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, NC.

My graduate research centered around connecting the digital nature of the Feminist Fourth Wave to traditionally feminine craft. I designed an art installation featuring four North Carolinian women who support their communities through different means. Each featured woman was photographed and participated in filmed interviews. Their words and images were used to design and produce a collection of large-scale quilts.

This project was the result of research on identity and driven by connections between gender, heritage, and culture as well as the intersection of the feminine and the feminist. 

The project and accompanying presentation at Hunt Library's Teaching and Visualization Lab earned an Excellence in Research & Scholarship Award from the NC State University College of Design.
The Installation at the Lakewood Shopping Center
Installation of Diosas at the Scrap Exchange's Warehouse at the Shoppes at Lakewood
Installation of Diosas at the Scrap Exchange's Warehouse at the Shoppes at Lakewood
Designs of the Quilts made on Adobe Photoshop CC 2018
The Mini-Documentary about the Featured Women
The Construction of the Quilts
Our photographs were printed on 8 yards of cotton twill from Spoonflower in Durham, NC.
Our photographs were printed on 8 yards of cotton twill from Spoonflower in Durham, NC.
They were carefully cut out, attached to iron-on interfacing, and stay-stitched around the edges (with assistance on a home machine) to prevent fraying.
They were carefully cut out, attached to iron-on interfacing, and stay-stitched around the edges (with assistance on a home machine) to prevent fraying.
The backgrounds were pieced together using 3 different fabrics and backed with a cotton batting.
The backgrounds were pieced together using 3 different fabrics and backed with a cotton batting.
A sound waveform design was stiched using a large quilting machine called Mille 30.
A sound waveform design was stiched using a large quilting machine called Mille 30.
The quotes we used were typed up and printed in large scale using a printed on a plotter.
The quotes we used were typed up and printed in large scale using a printed on a plotter.
I-cord was knit to specific measurements using a small tool called the Clover Wonder Knitter.
I-cord was knit to specific measurements using a small tool called the Clover Wonder Knitter.
Extra yarn was clipped and the letters were stitched and glued together.
Extra yarn was clipped and the letters were stitched and glued together.
The printed photographs were carefully placed and attached to the quilts by stitching and gluing.
The printed photographs were carefully placed and attached to the quilts by stitching and gluing.
All of the elements were carefully laid out and attached via stitching or gluing.
All of the elements were carefully laid out and attached via stitching or gluing.
The pieces were checked for structural integrity by being hung up overnight on curtain rods.
The pieces were checked for structural integrity by being hung up overnight on curtain rods.
Photographs from the interviews by Rachel Berbec
Quilt installation and interview photography by Rachel Berbec
Documentation of Construction photography by Maria Juri
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