Amanda Shopa, PhD.
Artist. Researcher. Educator.
Amanda Shopa, PhD
Artist. Researcher. Teacher.
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Week 24 of 209 Weeks
Week 24 of 209 Weeks: “Do what you can to show you care about others, and you will make the world a better place.” —Rosalynn Carter Photo Notes: Seoul, South Korea, May 2024
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Week 23 of 209 Weeks
Week 23 of 209 Weeks: “You can talk a great philosophy, but if you can’t be kind to people everyday, it doesn’t mean that much to me.” —Ani DiFranco, “Looking for the Holes” Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in May 2025. The film, Washi F, is an x-ray film. It
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Week 22 of 209 Weeks
Week 22 of 209 Weeks: “My candle burns at both ends;/ It will not last the night; /But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—/ It gives a lovely light!” —Edna St. Vincent Millay “First Fig” Photo Notes: This bonfire photo was taken at Pacem in Terris’s bonfire weekend in February 2025.
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Week 21 of 209 Weeks
Week 21 of 209 Weeks: “I am pulling the voices of people I desire and love and trust and worry over into me.” —Saeed Jones, “My Project 2025” Photo Notes: This photo was taken in the courtyard of my grandmother-in-law’s house in Jinju, South Korea in May 2024.
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Week 20 of 209 Weeks
Week 20 of 209 Weeks: No dejarte dominar por el miedo. Translation: Don’t let yourself be ruled by fear. Photo Notes: This carved lion, made out of a large chunk of wood, was found at a garden center sort of store (or maybe a landscaper?) in Seoul, South Korea in May 2024.