SHELBY MONTELONGO
In Progress Photography shelbyplease@gmail.com www.shelbymontelongo.com
Every human being is simultaneously a masterpiece and a work in progress. All individuals exist in a constant paradox: learning through and processing experiences to improve while having already been created perfectly. Portrait photography and performance art offer a holistic view of the mind, body, and spirit of this personal growth. Time to Wake Up is a visual recreation of a prophetic dream, addressing the growth while diving even deeper to encompass the conversation of mental health. Grow Your Own Garden is a revisitation of a past performance art piece, representing an emotionally positive and crucial shift in personal productions, attributing to the broader themes. Eat Thou Honey For It Is Good is a collection of large format, polaroid film shots depicting a recreation of an emotional response to receiving God’s blessings. Each work exists to offer an affirming message to individual experience while giving the necessary validity to the challenges and refining experiences. Being both a masterpiece and a work in progress facilitates the space to grow in a healthy, worthwhile way while still remaining true to the core of ourselves.
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