LO: Stephanie Dinkins

I first found Stephanie Dinkins while doing research for one of our previous Looking Outwards assignments and found that her work was very inspirational. As a Black woman transmedia (computational) artist, Dinkins explores the intersection between storytelling, treasured history, and the amplification of voices through her art. Her work often circles around topics of gender (in both culture-specific and broader societal contexts), being a Black person in America, and equity for communities of color.

One of her most recent works, #SayItAloud, is a WebXR experience driven by motivations of fighting injustices in the world but at the same time, creating things to solidify those impacts. The user is led through this experience by a central persona, Professor Commander Justice and the interaction is enhanced by the ability for viewers to add their own thoughts and experiences through the form of video submissions.