Tonia Indigo Hughes
  • Tonia Indigo Hughes
  • Projects
    • On Marginalization
      • SALT
      • Pink show
      • Homogenized
      • Homogenized Video
      • The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
      • The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back
      • Scanned
      • Link 1 ea.
      • The Maze
      • Women in Boxes
    • On Grief and Healing
      • Cling
      • Defiance
      • Indulging in the Ashes
      • Remains
      • Preserves
      • Space
    • On Environmental Concerns
      • Empty Nest and the Greenhouse Effect
      • Ice Age
      • Searching for the Remote
    • On Being: Maiden, Mother, Crone
      • Drum Circle
      • Connections in Blue
      • Shedding Skin
      • My Mother's Hands and the Ninth Chime
      • Shedding Tears
      • Homeland
      • Cyborgs
      • The Exhibition: Maiden, Mother, Crone
    • Oh! The Places I've Been!
  • Artist Statement
  • Teaching
    • Samples of Student Work
      • Black and White
      • Color
      • Installation and alternative
      • Video
    • Teaching Philosophy
      • Diversity Statement
  • About
  • Contact
  • Tonia Indigo Hughes
  • Projects
    • On Marginalization
      • SALT
      • Pink show
      • Homogenized
      • Homogenized Video
      • The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
      • The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back
      • Scanned
      • Link 1 ea.
      • The Maze
      • Women in Boxes
    • On Grief and Healing
      • Cling
      • Defiance
      • Indulging in the Ashes
      • Remains
      • Preserves
      • Space
    • On Environmental Concerns
      • Empty Nest and the Greenhouse Effect
      • Ice Age
      • Searching for the Remote
    • On Being: Maiden, Mother, Crone
      • Drum Circle
      • Connections in Blue
      • Shedding Skin
      • My Mother's Hands and the Ninth Chime
      • Shedding Tears
      • Homeland
      • Cyborgs
      • The Exhibition: Maiden, Mother, Crone
    • Oh! The Places I've Been!
  • Artist Statement
  • Teaching
    • Samples of Student Work
      • Black and White
      • Color
      • Installation and alternative
      • Video
    • Teaching Philosophy
      • Diversity Statement
  • About
  • Contact
​©Tonia Indigo Hughes, 
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2021
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Some of my earliest and most riveting childhood memories came from staring at old photos belonging to my grandmother.  The power of a weathered photograph to inflame my imagination and spark connections to strangers was intoxicating.  Later, as a part of the “MTV generation,” I was captivated by the emotional stirrings of music videos and sound bites.  And as popular media was impacting my mind, life experiences were shaping my conscience.  Growing up as a Queer woman in the Deep South and having a brother with Down Syndrome meant that I personally witnessed the consequences of marginalization. Then, further experiences such as marriage, parenting, and the deaths of loved ones, broadened the topics of my work beyond the socio-political arena.  This history of experiences channels itself through me, and manifests as a motivation to create emotional and socio-political work utilizing the influential mediums of photography, video, sound, and installation. I strive to give the viewer an emotional spark like the ones I have experienced.  My intent is to connect them to the complexities of political issues surrounding sexuality, gender, feminism and the oppression of marginalized communities; as well as with more universal topics such as grief, loss, and emotions involving interpersonal relationships.  I feel a responsibility to be a “ripple in the water,” and to produce visual work that promotes empathy, social change and awareness.  
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 ~ Tonia Indigo Hughes
  • Tonia Indigo Hughes
  • Projects
    • On Marginalization
      • SALT
      • Pink show
      • Homogenized
      • Homogenized Video
      • The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
      • The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back
      • Scanned
      • Link 1 ea.
      • The Maze
      • Women in Boxes
    • On Grief and Healing
      • Cling
      • Defiance
      • Indulging in the Ashes
      • Remains
      • Preserves
      • Space
    • On Environmental Concerns
      • Empty Nest and the Greenhouse Effect
      • Ice Age
      • Searching for the Remote
    • On Being: Maiden, Mother, Crone
      • Drum Circle
      • Connections in Blue
      • Shedding Skin
      • My Mother's Hands and the Ninth Chime
      • Shedding Tears
      • Homeland
      • Cyborgs
      • The Exhibition: Maiden, Mother, Crone
    • Oh! The Places I've Been!
  • Artist Statement
  • Teaching
    • Samples of Student Work
      • Black and White
      • Color
      • Installation and alternative
      • Video
    • Teaching Philosophy
      • Diversity Statement
  • About
  • Contact