The photography of Shelley Niro explodes myths about Native people through a focus on individuals: her mother, other family members, and herself. Using both single shots, triptychs, and multiple-panel series, and both historical and new photographs, she challenges the idea that Native people are a restricted class or are unable to have full lives as individuals in society. At the same time, Niro does not ignore the deforming effects of history, politics, bureaucracies, and injustice.
I like how she is able to tell a story with use of props.
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