Shannon Ebner's substantial and borderline overwhelming amount of "A's" managed to work well with the intimacy-inducing black and white she chose to portray her pictures with. The space is quiet and you feel very engaged with the A's. For me, there's a sense of familiarity and childhood because of the letter being "A," I am vaguely reminded of how significant the letter "A" was for me (my name beginning with an A, "A for Ashley," "A for Apple," alphabet boards, "A" as a letter grade and all the positivity and praise that would come with it). I thought her approach of finding the different "A's" was quirky and almost innocent, reminiscent of the childhood associations I had with the "A's" specifically. This doesn't make the collection childish, however, it adds a sense of wonder and a willingness to explore.