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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 33 Over time, she found that her thoughts about the military were diverging from the positive images she was being asked to record in her job. "It kind of messed with me," she said. "I had another story in my head." Brownlee wanted to create images capturing deeply personal feelings of individual service members, veterans and their families. "e process started circling around in my brain in 2009 and I ignored it," she said. "I wasn't ready for it." at changed aer she le the military in 2011. Brownlee started taking photos of a handful of soldiers and veterans with the aim of finding a way to tell their stories in a visually experimental way. It took her a few years to hit on just how to do that but now that work is part of an exhibit at Artspace in Raleigh called "e Art of War." e exhibit, which also includes work by two other veterans, runs through May 12. Brownlee's work includes traditional photographic portraits of herself and her husband, who also served, in fatigues. eir daughter, then 6 months old, is in two of the portraits. Her other portraits are more unusual. As with the soldier with the constant ringing in his ears, Brownlee photographed individuals, then allowed each subject to make changes on his or her own image to express what they wanted about their military service. In one, a shirtless veteran lies on a couch, his back to the camera, his head cradled in his wife's lap. But a narrow strip of the image all the way around the veteran has been erased. e result: the couple is both together and separated. Brownlee said the veteran had suffered a traumatic brain injury in combat and everything in his life became a struggle. She said his wife fought for years to help him but Find Concerts, Children's Activities, Marathons, Fundraisers, and Other Local Events INSTANTLY! Just text the word EVENTS to the number 88000 Local Events Will Display On Your Phone. USE IT ANYTIME & ANYWHERE WE OFFER • Traditional funeral services • Cremation with a full array of service options • Arranging honors for military services (active, retired or veterans) • Assistance with the filing of benefits (Social Security, VA) authorizations (death certificates) and insurance • Memorial DVDs and other memorial tributes • Pre-planning funeral options • Serving all faiths and cultures: We care for families of all faiths and are able to assist those without a spiritual leader WE PROVIDE • Full service facilities • Chapel seating for over 200 people • Exceptional staff: We have carefully chosen each member of our staff to ensure that our families receive the most professional, compassionate care • Family operated atmosphere. We answer to YOU. We offer the level of compassionate care only a family can provide 545 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 | 910.483.1331 | www.JerniganWarren.com Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated Since 1933 "When your family needs us, our family will be there" Three generations offering compassionate care: Ben Chambers, Lucille Warren and Lucy Warren Chambers

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