Florence University of the Arts - Spring 2017 School of Digital Imaging and Visual Arts Department of Photography
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CORRIDOIO FIORENTINO | DIVA Via Magliabechi,1 Firenze Opening 6:00 pm Thursday, March 16, 2017 | March 16 - April 12, 2017
Garrett Day: Solo Exhibit and Publication of Solo Work
Graphics by Alicia Deakin
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based communication, which proceeds through the superficial browsing of information and images.
commentary, I mean to re-establish an order of truth. My project is also an invitation to read beyond the internet-
trusted. By silhouetting images of gesturing people of power, and intervening on the new image with my own visual
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Garrett Day (1994, Fairhope, Alabama) I started studying at Florence University of the Arts in the spring of 2015 as a study abroad student. After a few months living in Florence, I decided to continue my education here and enrolled in the DIVA Visual Communications/Photography Career Programs. I have always been interested in the art of graphics and photography and how they can work together to create new works.
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Promise
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Democracy
PROMISE: n. A declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.
DEMOCRACY: n. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
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communion
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Reliability
COMMUNION: n. The fellowship with God between Christ and his people by the Spirit of believers with one another.
RELIABILITY: n. The quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well.
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Swear
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Guarantee
SWEAR: v. To make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.
GUARANTEE: n. A formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled.
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Control
CONTROL: n. The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
CORRIDOIO FIORENTINO | DIVA Via Magliabechi,1 Firenze Opening 6:00 pm Thursday, March 16, 2017 | March 16 - April 12, 2017
Garrett Day: Solo Exhibit and Publication of Solo Work
academic curriculum of the DIVA Photography Career Program at Florence University of the Arts.
This exhibit was developed by the Solo Exhibit and Publication of Solo Work course, which is part of the
Giulio Vinci: General Manager FUA, Florence University of the Arts
David Andre Weiss: Department Chair DIVA, Digital Imaging and Visual Arts
Marco Gualtieri: Professor, Intermediate Digital Photography Experiential Learning
Ivka Markovich: Professor, Visual Communication Design Fundamentals Studio II
Lucia Giardino: Professor, Solo Exhibit and Publication of Solo Work
Credits and Acknowledgment
Photography Experiential Learning)
(Visual Communication Design Fundamentals Studio II) and Kristine Kelly (Intermediate Digital
Graphic Design: Garrett Day; Alicia Deakin, Leon Frick, Talus Andolsek, Ros Godsteisdottir
Editing: Garrett Day and Talus Andolsek (Intermediate Digital Photography Experiential Learning
Texts: Garrett Day
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