In The Side Profile Series, Shantel Miller explores complexities within representations of blackness. With a suite of eight oil paintings, Miller portrays young, black men in side profile, as a method to re-contextualize and bring into focus the black body – revealing that each subject depicted is replete with individual characteristics, vulnerabilities, and truths. This body of work crafts a space for exploring notions of the viewer, viewing and the viewed.
Detail shot of The Side Profile Series at Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2016
Detail shot of The Side Profile Series at Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2016
Photo taken by Yuula Benivolski ×
Detail shot of The Side Profile Series at Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2016
Detail shot of The Side Profile Series at Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2016
Detail shot of The Side Profile Series at Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2016
Photo taken by Yuula Benivolski
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Detail shot of The Side Profile Series at Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2016
Detail shot of The Side Profile Series at Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2016