a functional outsider: the namibian collection

A Functional Outsider: The Namibian Collection represents an exploration of self and growth as an outsider.  Becky Beamer’s research, personal experiences, and field observations are translated into four bookworks. They illuminate one moment in time – displaying the influence of outsiders, like tourist and missionaries, on Namibia’s indigenous craft culture. Major motivations behind her work include story telling, experimentation, repetition, and the materiality of paper. The exhibition also includes a documentary, journalistic photographs and ethnographic artifacts to complete the environment.

Artistic Statement : 
​Two cultures united in a conversation, information passing between cultures. I am talking, observing, and listening. 
​The birthed information and history remain, lingering, and delicate.