USD Magazine Spring 2017

TORERO  NEWS

USD recently acquired the print below — “Gold Mine,” from Sebastião Salgado’s Serra Pelada photo series — to add to its growing collection of social justice photography.

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by Taylor Milam PROFOUNDLY BEAUTIFUL dents so intimately involved in the process of selecting art and curating shows. It’s one of the things that makes USD special. Almost everything that we do at the gallery is rooted in the stu- dent experience,” says Cartwright. With a goal of “exposing view- atelyn Allen transferred to USD in Fall 2015. She knew that she wanted to meaning behind art. When she met Director of University Galler- ies Derrick Cartwright she quickly learned that the intent, particu- larly in photography, can actually be paramount. “Not all photographs are driven by compassion or empa- thy or a desire to make a differ- ence in the world, but social S o c i a l j u s t i c e p h o t o g r a p h y i s d r i v e n b y c omp a s s i o n K justice photography absolutely is,” Cartwright explains. After meeting with him and others on the University Galleries team, Allen “instantly felt wel- comed” and quickly signed on to become an intern. But this wasn’t an ordinary student internship; it was a true immersion. “I like that we can have stu- ers to a glimpse of something that their own life experiences find a meaningful way to get in- volved, but she had no idea that she would wind up curating her own gallery exhibition. A double major — art history and philosophy — Allen, a junior, has always been interested in the

SEBASTIÃO SALGADO, GOLD MINE , SERRA PELADA , STATE OF PARÁ, BRAZI L, 1986, GELATIN SILVER PRINT ©SEBASTIÃO SALGADO/AMAZONAS IMAGES

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