Ekua McMorris
MA work
MA work
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Bathroom, Ekua McMorris
C-type print
I arrived at the RCA with the intention of continuing my BA project but things never go to plan! I wasn’t prepared for the culture shock that I had when I arrived. It took me quite a while to get over the fact I was one of a very small number of black people attending the College. So I turned the camera on myself.
For the past two years I have been making self-portraits of myself wearing blonde wigs in various locations. The work stems from a childhood desire to fit in with the social majority; with the use of the wig I have highlighted this desire as well as emphasising my racial difference.
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Photography, 2009
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Contact
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I arrived at the RCA with the intention of continuing my BA project but things never go to plan! I wasn’t prepared for the culture shock that I had when I arrived. It took me quite a while to get over the fact I was one of a very small number of black people attending the College. So I turned the camera on myself.
For the past two years I have been making self-portraits of myself wearing blonde wigs in various locations. The work stems from a childhood desire to fit in with the social majority; with the use of the wig I have highlighted this desire as well as emphasising my racial difference.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons) Fine Art, London Metropolitan University, 2006
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Exhibitions
- Sinners, Scrounger and Saints, The Women’s Library, London, 2007; IC3, Turf Gallery, London, 2007; Aspect (2D), Old St, Billboards, London, 2004
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Awards
- First prize, The National Magazine Awards, 2008; Third prize, Final Year Prize, London Metropolitan University Awards, 2006; First prize, Second Year Prize, London Metropolitan University Awards, 2004