Outside Inside
Have you noticed that all zebras have stripes? At least all those that I’ve seen have this same basic attribute that distinguishes them. And while there may be differences between zebra herds (tribes?) that experts may detect, bottom line there is a commonality that all zebras share.
I bring this up because of the current conversations around immigration, race and gender preference. I’m not an activist but I feel as an artist that I should bring something to the conversation. Are we not all human beings, like zebras, sharing common feelings and desires? I believe nearly everyone wants a better future for all of us, for our children and families. And everyone has both love to give, and makes mistakes or gets angry sometimes. I feel there’s is so much more in others that is just like me, human being John, than different. Our “stripes” that makes us human are to me the more important details than what country we or our ancestors came from, or who we love, or the color of our skin.
I created the image “Outside Inside” to contribute to this conversation. This print is in the Transformations exhibition at the PA Center for Photography in Doylestown, PA.