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A print of a portrait in black ink on white paper, the portrait is made up of various marks and lines to create the form of the face. The expression on the face is soft and slightly solemn with the eyes pointed towards the viewer.

Occasional Vanity

Safiya Tukurah

Linoleum print on Paper

Undergraduate
I have spent a lot of time looking at my own face. From hours of sitting in front of a mirror as I am getting my hair done by my mother to having hundreds of pictures of myself as a result of having a photographer as a father. I always try to catch a glimpse of myself every time I pass a reflective surface. Somedays I look at that reflection and feel like I couldn't possibly look any better. Other days I feel like I couldn't look worse. Then there are the days where I feel like I can't recognize who I'm looking at. The mark making techniques in this print reflect my constantly changing way that I view myself. Vanity is a sin I know I possess, but to me, vanity I have is the only thing that keeps me loving this face.