Xan Korman

Exhibitions Photography Photography 1 Quarantined 2020

About
Major: Business – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Class of 2022

Course
ART303 Photography 1
Professor Steve Nyktas

Statement
I was at protests almost a week straight, I just missed one day. On Saturday, I was tear gassed and shot in the foot with a pepper bullet. On Sunday, I was tear gassed again and I saw police throw flash bangs because people weren’t allowed to walk across a street in the city and they were upset about it. All of these photos showcase emotion through writing or facial expressions. I have been so moved by some of the speeches I’ve heard at these protests. I’ve received nothing but kind words by protestors, because as one of them said, I’m on the front lines with them, putting myself in danger to tell the story. I believe that it’s right for media to be at the protests to show the events that happen, which might not be showcased by the mainstream television/news outlets.

This man has been out protesting every day, and had been tear gassed, so he poured milk over his face so he could see and breathe (5/30)
He was speaking/yelling to the police, stating his argument and pointing the blame at the line of officers. He was nonviolent and pointing out his arguments and had so much emotion in his voice. (5/30)
He is a young teen who was holding his fist up while marching through D.C. and was one of the leaders of the march. (5/31)
He was out protesting and the police were pushing protestors back and he was hit by the police and started bleeding. I’m not sure what he was hit with. (5/30)
All lives won’t matter until black lives matter has become a more common saying, especially since the BLM movement has picked up. This was the first time I’d seen it on a sign and I took a photo because I felt the power in the statement. (5/31)
She traveled from North Carolina to come protest in D.C. and rode the bike in front of the group of protestors marching. She was always in front of the line and led us throughout the streets of D.C., along with the people in the front line of the march. (5/31)
He has been to protest every day, and this day he was amping everybody up, filling the protestors with emotion and power, speaking from the heart and took a lead outside of the white house. (5/31)
This sign was very deep to me, it really seemed as if it was written through pure emotion. (5/30)
A man who was just reading victims of police brutality screams “Black Lives Matter” as the crowd of protestors repeats those words after him. (6/3)
Protestors hold up signs and put their hands up after police release tear gas and something on fire had been put out, to create a smokey scene at night. (5/31)
A 17 year old black girl led a peaceful protest and spoke some very, very inspiration words outside the Capitol, inspiring people of all ages, genders, and races. (6/4)
This man spoke to the crowd of protestors in front of the Whitehouse and to all of the people that were angry, he said to scream on the count of 3, as a way to get the anger out. (6/4)