Student Art Spotlight: Mala Smith
Mala Smith ’26 is an Afro-Caribbean student-artist here at Brandeis. They are creating their own major centered on Black Visibility. Mala values the seemingly mundane experience of Blackness and through that they merge art. Blackness is so obvious that
Venus
Eliza Bier
and Mala Smith
face-on
Eliza Bier
and Mala Smith
from the left
from the right
Ace
Eliza Bier
and Mala Smith
face-on
Eliza Bier
and Mala Smith
from the left
Eliza Bier
and Mala Smith
"This work represents thermailty (thermal) of the Black Body on brandeis campus. A minority within a minority. Some of us are the only Black students in a class, but we aren’t JUST Black students. There is so much more to us than the rays of our body heat and the space we take on campus. Through this 3d illusion you will see the perception, and the real, but either way from both angles, combined both are real. They follow us into all spaces.
this is just to say You Exist, I am Here… showcasing the depth of individuals beyond initial impression.
listen to your black friends, we adapt to your spaces, recognize your visibility, recognize Ours."
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