Kennedy Simpson
Mirrored
Mirrored
Today's society seems to make everything out to be so black and white, but what happens when something falls in between? As a mixed race individual, I have faced racism, oppression, and microaggressions for the majority of my life and am often left feeling as though I am not white or black enough to fit into either monoracial group. Therefore, my alternate realities have come to life - black and white versions of myself. I have played both of these characters before, but each time I have seemed to fall short. To what extent do mixed race individuals need to conceal themselves to fit in, and will it ever be enough?
Kennedy Simpson
Kennedy Simpson is a Minnesota native undergraduate graphic designer who is studying, living and working in St. Paul. Simpson predominantly utilizes Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign to create her works and often finds inspiration through her experiences as a mixed race individual. Simpson often explores ideas of racial confusion along with the impacts of microaggressions on people of color, and strives to visually represent and recreate these ideas for multi and monoracial individuals to understand. In addition to graphic design, Simpson enjoys creating traditional and distorted photography.
