Studio Visit: Professor Chad D. Smith

Professor of Photography

Despite deciding not to focus on photography for this degree, I always feel that I can reach out to Professor Smith for feedback and input.  So, in this meeting, I shared with the professor my ongoing felt challenge of creating works that stayed on message but were more compact physically, and also about my interest in including pieces of photography together with my sculptural works, in the same exhibition.    

Like, how tightly connected do the need to be, and questions along that line.

We talked about some relevant and interesting works that are permanently installed out in the Marfa, TX area.  Works that I probably would benefit from seeing.  I took that as a suggestion that seeing these installations might help me understand how the pieces were working together, and perhaps help me figure out my perceived dilemmas  

I did not have any work progress in hand to share with the professor at the time of our conversation...but he still understood enough to suggest that I look at an artist by the name of Charles Woodman...and he let me know that I could reach out to him whenever I needed to follow up.