GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An ArtPrize artist whose work now graces the Jurors’ Shortlist said she’s turned her feelings of hopelessness into an opportunity to make change.
The controversial deaths of several black citizens at the hands of police resulted in an eruption of protests nationwide and hit artist Le’Andra LeSeur hard.
“I went through a period of time where I felt like there was nothing I could really do,” she told 24 Hour News 8 via Skype.
The New Jersey-based artist told 24 Hour News 8 her pain is what made her decide to begin “Searching,” a two-part ArtPrize video entry that made the ArtPrize Jurors’ Shortlist.
The videos she created were her way of coping, especially following many of the officers being cleared of any wrongdoing.
“Those killings led to verdicts that were basically just letting people off who killed young black Americans who were actually innocent,” LeSeur said.
Her piece can be found inside The Fed Gallery at Kendall College of Art of Design.
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