Lauren Prado’s exhibition, COP OR DROP?, is curated by members of the Student Curatorial Committee. The show includes larger than life needlepoint illustrations of shoes, made out of materials that are accessible to all. The illustrations speak to the role of products as idealized symbols of status, and the everyday persistence marketing in our technology-dependent lives.

Born and raised in sunny California, Lauren Prado spends most of her free time sewing. Prado uses fiber, yarn, and needles to create representations of digital products that flood our online feeds. Prado was a high school teacher for three years, and that experience largely influenced her interest in pop culture and the millennial lifestyle that centers on technology, online presence, and self-presentation.