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Daniel Spencer | Beauty in Ruins
What constitutes beauty? Do we only find beauty in places that society tells us are beautiful? In this project, I address these questions and explore the idea of finding beauty in dilapidated places. This project consists of photographing urban ruins, editing the photos, and then composing ekphrastic poems to further amplify and expand on the photos’ meanings. By exposing the viewer to these derelict scenes, I hope to recalibrate the viewer’s own standards of beauty. I aim to shed light on the hidden beauty I see amongst these evident ruins.
Faculty Mentor: Charlie Geyer
Modern Languages and Classics
Undergraduate
Honors College