Photographer, Leslie Hall Brown discusses
a controversial subject matter in her series, Not My President. Although, not particularly involved in politics,
like many others, and myself, Brown used this series as a response and
therapeutic measure. Not planning to share this series, in doing so Brown was
invited into a community with shared beliefs and frustration over the current
political power. This process showed Brown the power of art to unite the public
and hopefully change it. Essentially, Brown digitally manipulates found
photographs of Donald Trump and creates surreal imagery often seen in her work
including images of Nazi soldiers, other political figures and animals. Additionally,
text is another important aspect to this work in plainly sharing opinions. Not My President is somewhat a game of
eye spy, locating the imagery and text, using context and concluding Brown and
much of the population’s commentary. Clearly Brown’s work is commenting on
Donald Trump’s presidency, as a political figure and as a person. This series
makes numerous comments such as Trump’s immaturity, his lack or morals, narcissism
and so on. The images are ordered specifically in the order they were made to
act as a timeline of his presidency. While at first appearing humorous, the
commentary is rather serious.
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