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01 Dream House
The Dream House is the encompasses the American Dream. White picket fence, saturated grass. It is the idea of longing for the dream and being so close, but never close enough to attain it.
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02 In Bloom
In Bloom is subjects the black women in an endless gaze, being fetishized and judged simultaneously.
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Everyone is Watching Me
Everyone is Watching Me expresses the feeling of sticking out as a black person in the suburbs.
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Nowhere From Home
Nowhere From Home is about the mistreatment and isolation of black soldiers in the army.
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Rebound
Rebound plays on the pursuit of success and how basketball culture becomes one of the few ways to make it out.
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The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep reflects the oppressive nature of isolation that Black people have historically faced. It symbolizes the experience of standing out, not by choice but because of systemic circumstances. .
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The Block
The Block depicts a Black neighborhood. While seemingly mundane, it challenges common perceptions of the Black community.
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The Double
The Double explores the dilemma of double consciousness, navigating the complexities of being both American and Black.
Work by
Shamika Pierre
Illustrator
“The American Dream is a conceptual illustration series that unveils the unsettling experiences of the Black diaspora in North America. By exposing the illusion of the Dream, my work reveals the eerie...” [More]