Baum-Stein will be among more than 6,000 eligible degree candidates at Commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 28, on Schoellkopf Field. But Baum-Stein and her husband soon learned that the triple demands of study, work and family would require them to juggle schedules and responsibilities artfully. On one particularly challenging day, day care was cancelled and she needed to bring Anaia with her to an art history class. Everyone turned to look. We have instruments that allow us to view ourselves from satellites and cameras that allow us to see inside our bodies.
Photographs also pretend to show reality but are easily manipulated.
Imagery in two other thesis videos and a suite of prints that Baum-Stein produced show such disparate images as satellite views of Manhattan, details from a playground blueprint and fiery nebulas of color that are actually more of those germs. The idea, she says, is to play with scale. She hopes her works will alter the casual way most people take in imagery. The work was discussed by classmates and reviewed by Baum-Stein's committee, associate professors Greg Page and Stan Taft and Xiaowen Chen, a visiting professor, video and installation artist. Maternal grandparents Ruth and Joseph Baum, died last year.