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Christopher W Sims is an Associate Professor of the Practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy and in the Department of Art, History & Visual Studies at Duke University. He is also the Director of the Center for Documentary Studies. His research and artistic practice focus on the intersection of history and contemporary art, particularly through documentation and representation. Sims has an extensive educational background including a Master's degree in Visual Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has participated as a Visiting Professor at the University of Regensburg and held research positions at various German institutions. Sims's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Baum Award for Emerging American Photographers and the Arte Laguna Prize for Photographic Art. His projects, such as the one on Guantanamo Bay, have attracted attention from major media outlets including the Washington Post and BBC. His notable exhibitions include shows at the SF Camerawork, Cambridge University, and the North Carolina Museum of Art. Sims teaches the Duke-in-Berlin summer program for the MFA in Experimental Documentary Arts, combining his expertise in photography with real-world applications in historical context.
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