Black Statue of Liberty is small world set based on a poem by Jessica Care Moore called "Black Statue of Liberty". To create this set, I used white foam core and black mat-board for the statue. I chose different lines within the poem, that I felt were strongest to create a visual representation. To photograph my set, I used strobe lights at various angles, and captured photos with the black statue, or "mother nature" as the dominant figure in the composition. In Photoshop, I added textures for the statue base and ground, and added pictures of Moore and other people mentioned in the poem to be featured inside the pages of the books I crafted. These women include Assata Shakur, Angela Davis, and Nikki Giovanni.
