VISIBLE - seeing beyond bias

VISIBLE was a social practice art exhibition produced and curated by

 

Susan Y. Shimazu and Nicole Yang

CSUF DEFcon Fellows in Digital Humanities
 
Exhibited at the Pollak Library Terrace from
April-June 2023.
 
  

VISIBLE invited its guests to explore visual and relational perception. Using three dimensional anaglyphs, lenticular works, and color filtered optotypes, this exhibit illustrated the impact of hate incidents in Orange County and the multiplicity of identities and biases that affect each of us.

 

Special thanks to the DEFcon Mentors

Dr. Jamila Moore-Pewu 
and Dr. Marjorie Coronel-Brown
and The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects
and the Andrew Mellon Foundation 
Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium Grant
 
Website design consultation by RJ Ramey
Website Content Managed by
Susan Shimazu, William Le, 
George Chang, Carlos de las Alas

Production Team Members:

Aiyana Reyes
Alexis Cervantes
Cailey De Leon
Carlos de las Alas
Celeste Cruz
Danica Framel
Danielle Du
Fanxi Zeng
George Chang
Jessica Ogihara
Rachel Michelson
Sunny Lee
William Le

Video Editor:

Ethan Javonillo

Photography/Videography/Editing support:

John Montoya, Ethan Javonillo, Nicole Yang, Alireza Kalbassi, Dann Chen, Susan Shimazu

Deepest appreciation to the Pollak Library Exhibit Coordinator Trish Campbell and Andrea Abang and their team of amazing Student Interns along with the Makerspace Coordinator Kellie Lanham- Friedman.
Many thanks to Dean DeMars, 
Erica Bowers, Sepher Sobani, Andrew Pasmant, John Montoya and the AV Team for their assistance at our opening reception in April of 2023. 

Beyond Bias in Ourselves

“I AM” and “I AM NOT” statements were collected from students, faculty and staff. Color Filtered Optotype Eye Charts were created from these submissions to illustrate and explore labeled versus true identities. 
 
Concept: Susan Y. Shimazu
Font Design: Susan Y. Shimazu
Type Conversion: Sunny Lee
Word Selection: Jessica Ogihara, Susan Shimazu
Production Print Formatting:
Susan Shimazu, Sunny Lee, Alexis Cervantes, William Le

Software: Qualtrics, FontSelf, Adobe Illustrator
Optotype Eye Chart

 

All fonts and image copyrights are held by artists.

 

All fonts and image copyrights are held by artists.

Beyond Bias in 

Each Other

Students illustrated two self-portraits. One which depicts how they may be seen by others and the other how they would like to be seen. These images were printed with lenticular lens that creates the illusion of one image changing into the other. A virtual gallery was created of the illustrations. 
Artists:
Aaron-John Narido
Adrian Africa
Alberto Gonzalez
Ally Fodness
Andrew Gomez
Ari Williams
Ash Cruz
Brie Lam
Caitlin Porter
Caleb Kwok
Charlie Nwoye
Chezzie Genin
Christine Do
Dani Vargas
Daniel Kendrick
Dare Sayhber
Desteny Cifuentes
Eileen Karely- Zambrano
Elioh Virgo
Elisa Smith
Esperanza J. Gomez
Faith Randolph
Georgia Carias
Jacinta Philip
Jason Luu
 
Jason Noj
Jason Southa
Jocelyn Vazquez
Jesse Tinoco
John Moguel
Kailey McCune
Kamryn Grotness
Karla Herrera
Katie Lee
Lemy Luu
Leonel Guajardo
Mark Cerda
Peggie Sayors
Pedro Maradiaga
Serena Naranjo
Shaya Fite-Rothwell
Stefanie Rico
Sydney Carroll
Tomasa Meza
Viane Londoño-Ariza
Vivian Vo
Yasmine Lee
Zaiya Matejcek
 
Illustration Coaching and Curation:
Nicole Yang
Lenticular Print Production: Nicole Yang
Concept: Susan Y. Shimazu
Individual Student Video Editing: John Montoya
Artist Statement Format: Alexis Cervantes, Penny Liang, George Chang
QR Code Setup: Fanxi Zeng
Ortelia Curation: Cailey De Leon, Susan Shimazu
 
Software: Adobe Illustrator, Ortelia Space Builder and Curator

 

Map Copyright: Sunny Lee Artist/Designer

Beyond Bias in Our Communities

Students in Psychology selected a hate incident or crime to research.  Using NVIVO qualitative research software, word frequencies from a news article about the incident were generated. 

These words were then designed into 3D anaglyphs by our Graduate Fellow, Sunny Lee, to create a 3D effect for words which the student researchers felt should be highlighted. 

Student researchers recorded narratives in the CSUF podcast studio. They then tested if hearing a personal narrative changed the empathy of readers for the victims of hate. 

During the reception, student artists and researchers had the opportunity to discuss how CSUF could support artists of color and the work of the OC Human Relations Commission. 

Alicia Rojas, an artist and community activist, along with Don Han, a Director in the OC Human Relations Commission were present to dialogue with the students. 

Student Researchers
Avalon Morgan
Crystal Nguyen
Desiree Rivera
Jose Malagon-Hernandez
Mayah Kabbara
Mia Eng
Nancy Tecpoyotl
Nicole Lam
Roberto Fernandez
Sheila Macedo
Monique Rodriguez
 
Individual Map Design: Sunny Lee
County Map Design: Sunny Lee
Artist Statement Format: Alexis Cervantes, Penny Liang, George Chang
QR Code Setup: Fanxi Zeng
 
Software: NIVIVO, Adobe Illustrator, Ortelia Space Builder and Curator

Acknowledgments

Illustration Curation:

Nicole Yang

Student Artists:

Aaron-John Narido
Adrian Africa
Alberto Gonzalez
Ally Fodness
Andrew Gomez
Ari Williams
Ash Cruz
Brie Lam
Caitlin Potter
Caleb Kwok
Charlie Nwoye
Chezzie Genin
Christine Do
Dani Vargas
Daniel Kendrick
Dare Sayhber
Desteny Cifuentes
Eileen Karely-Zambrano
Eiloh Virgo
Elisa Smith
Esperanza J. Gomez
Faith Randolph
Georgia Carias
Jacinta Philip
Jason Luu
Jason Noj
Jason Southa
Jocelyn Vazquez
Jesse Tinoco
John Moguel
Judy Wen
Kailey McCune
Kamryn Grotness
Karla Herrera
Katie Lee
Lemy Luu
Leonel Guajardo
Mark Cerda
Peggie Sayors
Pedro Maradiaga
Serena Naranjo
Shaya Fite-Rothwell
Stefanie Rico
Sydney Carroll
Tomasa Meza
Viane Londoño-Ariza
Vivian Vo
Yasmine Lee
Zaiya Matejcek

Production

Logo Design:

Nicole Yang

Lenticular Production and Design:
Nicole Yang
 
Exhibit Program Coordination:

Trish Campbell, Andrea Abang, and Student Assistants

Installation:

Nicole Yang, Susan Y. Shimazu, William Le, Fanxi Zeng, Jessica Ogihara, George Chang, Aiyana Reyes, Alexis Cervantes, Sunny Lee, Carlos de las Alas, Danielle Du, Cailey de Leon

Illustration Production:
Nicole Yang
 
Printing:

Digital Print Services

Videography:

Nicole Yang, Ethan Javonillo, and John Montoya

Photographer:

John Montoya

Research and Social Practice Curation:

Susan Y. Shimazu

Student Researchers:

Avalon Morgan
Crystal Nguyen
Desiree Rivera
Jose Malagon-Hernandez
Mayah Kabbara
Mia Eng
Nancy Tecpoyotl
Nicole Lam
Roberto Fernandez
Sheila Macedo
Monique Rodriguez

Production Team and Research Assistants:

Aiyana Reyes
Alexis Cervantes
Carlos de las Alas
Celeste Cruz
Danica Framel
Danielle Du
Fanxi Zeng
George Chang
Jessica Ogihara
Rachel Michelson
Sunny Lee
William Le

Production

Font Design and Production:

Susan Y. Shimazu

Font Type Creation:

Sunny Lee

Eye Chart Design and Production:

Susan Y. Shimazu, Jessica Ogihara, Alexis Cervantes, William Le, Sunny Lee

Map Design:

Sunny Lee

Programming Eye Chart Application:

Cailey de Leon

Space Design:

George Chang, Carlos de las Alas, Cailey de Leon, Sunny Lee, Ortelia software

PR Design:

Cailey de Leon and Sunny Lee

Video Design and Editing:

Ethan Javonillo, Dann Chen

Sound Recording and Interviewing:

Aiyana Reyes, Alexis Cervantes, Carlos de las Alas, Danica Framel, Sunny Lee, Danielle Du, Susan Y. Shimazu

Webpage Design and Setup:

RJ Ramey

Webpage Content Production:

William Le, George Chang, Carlos de las Alas

QR code setup:

Fanxi Zeng

Makerspace Coordination:

Kellie Lanham-Friedman and Student Assistants

Music:
“Along the Way” via Mannequin Vanity Records
 
Catering Coordination:

Carlos de las Alas

Artist Card Design:

Alexis Cervantes, Penny Liang, George Chang

Hors d’ouvers Coordination:

Nicole Yang

Departmental Support Psychology: 

Jessie Peissig, Noel Torres, Daniel Sohn

Special Acknowledgments

Andrew Mellon Foundation
Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium Grant

and

The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

DEFCon Principal Investigators:
Dr. Jamila Moore-Pewu
Dr. Marjorie Brown-Coronel
VISIBLE - seeing beyond bias