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It promotes drawing parallels between the prison experience in the region and worldwide, highlights the intentionality of carceral systems, and expands the conversation to include prison-impacted communities. Viewers are invited to navigate the cross-generational, human experiences of imprisonment often obscured behind prison walls and within individuals.\r\n\r\nCurated by Sumaya Tabbah and Susan Aboeid of The \u1e24afathah Collective, this traveling exhibit was organized by U-M Students Organize for Syria (SOS) in partnership with U-M Library and with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.\r\n\r\nPlan to attend the related discussion, \"Art, Justice, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice,\" on February 6.", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"130114-21865407@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/130114", "building_id":"1000181", "building_name":"Hatcher Graduate Library", "campus_maps_id":"65", "room":"North Lobby", "location_name":"Hatcher Graduate Library", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Art","Free","Library"], "website":"https:\/\/www.lib.umich.edu\/events", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"University Library", "group_id":"1186", "website":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UMichLibrary\/" }, { "group_name":"Arts Initiative", "group_id":"4583", "website":"" }, { "group_name":"Students Organize for Syria (SOS)", "group_id":"5079", "website":"" } ], "image_url":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_large_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_2x\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "group_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "group_thumb_square":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb_square\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "group_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "group_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_large_crop":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_crop\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_list":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_list_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list_2x\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_grid":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_grid_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid_2x\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_feature_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_large\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg", "event_feature_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2024\/12\/event_130114_original-1.jpeg" }, "occurrence_count":107, "first_occurrence":21865359 } , "129721-21864438": { "datetime_modified":"20250124T095019", "datetime_start":"20250302T080000", "datetime_end":"20250302T230000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2025-03-02", "date_end":"2025-03-02", "time_start":"08:00:00", "time_end":"23:00:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World \u2014 What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us", "event_subtitle":"Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World \u2014 What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us", "event_type":"Exhibition", "event_type_id":"7", "description":"The exhibit \"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World \u2014 What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us\" is an exploration into the library's collections about the diversity of mixed race heritage. Through research, narratives, demographic data, and a variety of visual and published materials, explore multifaceted aspects of mixed race heritage with insights from many perspectives.\r\n\r\nThe 2020 U.S. Census illuminated a 276 percent increase in individuals who identify as \"two or more races\" since 2010. 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While both disciplines are extensively studied and practiced, their convergence is often overlooked. With this body of work, artist Trevor Balduck aim's to bridge that gap by presenting MSE not only as a technical pursuit but as a source of inspiration and beauty within the realm of artistic expression.\r\n\r\nThe eight pieces in this exhibit form a cohesive 2x4 grid measuring 4x8 feet, guiding viewers through a chronological exploration of the processes involved in materials-focused research. Each work is an abstraction of the actions and methodologies found in a materials lab\u2014transformed into visual representations that capture the elegance inherent in the science behind material properties and manipulation. These pieces illustrate the idea that MSE, in its essence, shares a parallel with art: both fields rely on experimentation, transformation, and discovery.\r\n\r\n\r\nIn constructing these works, Trevor employed a range of mediums, including acrylics, oils, metallic paints, tapes, and sprays, which reflect the broad spectrum of materials that artists engage with in their practice. The varied use of materials serves as a direct parallel to the diversity of substances and techniques explored in MSE. Some of the works intentionally mimic specific processes, such as the creation of grain orientation maps, material cutting, and oxidation, translating technical procedures into visual forms that invite contemplation and interpretation.\r\n\r\nUltimately, this exhibition aims to celebrate the beauty of both the scientific and artistic worlds, demonstrating that, at their core, they are not so different\u2014both are dedicated to understanding, manipulating, and giving new form to the materials of the world around us. 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