Nikki S Lee, bornin South Korea, based in New York City at the time created a body of work over 4 years called Projects from 1997- 2001. In this body of work she would take on a persona, from multiple ethinicties, work her way into a certain group by dressing like them, acting the same, etc. Once she was comfortable with the group (this could take various amounts of time) she would get he film camera out, and take a few snapshots with her newly found 'friends' as you normally do. Once Lee had the work she needed she would cut ties with the group and stop talking to them, vanishing from their lives. She would even leave the timestamp ino the picture to get that sense of time and when she was in which group.
These are perfect example of Kodak Moments and using it to her advantage to create a body of work is ingenius in my opinion and I admire the work a lot.
Black group - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/93/f4/ce/93f4ce59e2e06fe74e89cc865af948ae.jpg
Work group - http://www.phillips.com/Xigen/lotimg/Nikki-S--Lee/NY040311/265
Tourist group - https://oscarenfotos.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nikki_s_lee_23.jpg
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