TAKE A KNEE

24x30 cm (9”x12“): Limited edition of 30 prints

Pigment print on fine art paper.

❤️️ Your purchase has global impact: 35% of this sale will be directly donated to BEAM USA (Black Emotional And Mental health collective) to remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing.

About the photo

The photo was taken in Baltimore MD during a Youth BLM Protest. Marching people stopped in front of the Baltimore City Police Department Headquarters Building and demanded answers. As they were chanting “Black Lives Matter '' a young man took a knee to recall the 8 min and 46 sec during which Officer Chauvin's knee was on George Floyd's neck; the crowd followed his lead. The young man then asked the officers if they would take a knee, and they did.

About the artist

Born and raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Vitalise Severin (she/her) now resides in Baltimore, Maryland and is a self-taught photographer. Her work is majority street photography; anywhere humanism (raw, not processed) and social interaction can be captured candidly. Vitalise has a keen eye for detail, color, and natural light and her work conveys a visual narrative that allows us to see ourselves in her images and how we connect. Vitalise also has her camera with her while working in the community as a Police Officer. She says "I love keeping things simple in my life and work as I always find it produces the best results with the least amount of stress". Vitalise uses her lens to capture both the uniqueness and commonalities of life and the human experience in Baltimore. She has been featured as a RAW Artist, in Stop Motion and The BMORE Creatives.

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Approximate price $150 / £120 / AUD 220