Perception

Author

Autumn

Education and Career Level

Graduate Student

Photo Year

2021

Author's Statement

My perception of my identity continues to change. People try to characterize me with their ideas of “what it means to be in STEM” or “what it means to be Native” and that isn’t helpful to me because it makes it difficult for me to be my true self. It masks the complexity of my actual experiences and identity. I took a picture of this glass of water because a glass of water can look a lot of different ways. In this photo, the shadow of that glass reveals its structure. The glass has water in it, conveying the idea of fluidity. My identity is not something that can be accurately captured by labels or generalizations.

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