When I Think About Power -

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Résumé :
When I Think About Power is a black and white photo series showcasing over 70 portraits focusing on the notion of power as it relates to the Black queer experience.

Started in 2019, this project investigates and nourishes modern day's reimagining of man through themed chapters. Hart's approach to this work is rooted in an examination of his own journey towards self-acceptance growing up in Macon, Georgia, as he states in the coinciding text, Everyday of her life she has been called her father. Through the process of visually exploring the differences and similarities among himself and the men who surround him, studying the words of Black queer icons, and even researching the visibility of power throughout history in societies like the Ming dynasty or ancient Egypt, Hart has created a poetically driven collection of images that unravel a power that a great deal of queer individuals seek to find at some point in their life. From queerness, dress, to heritage, this series documents the journey of discovering the power within.

Biographie:
Georgia native and NYU graduate, Eric Hart Jr., is image-making artist based in Brooklyn, NY. As a photographer, Hart's stylized portraiture is an exploration of blackness and shifting identities within black culture. His visual language is influenced by the nuances of intersectionality. From masculinity, queerness, to dress, his work aims to display people like himself in all of their power and beauty. Hart's photo work has been published in publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine, The Washington Post, and i-D magazine, as well as praised by artists such as Beyonc? and Spike Lee. Hart is a two-time Gordon Parks scholar, 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 Art & Style select, 2022 Doritos SOLID BLACK Changemaker and in 2020 Hart was named one of Men's Health Magazine's 20-year-old maverisks changing America.