Congratulations to Professor Bruce West for being featured in the upcoming 2016 issue of Mind’s Eye. His work is also highlighted on the Research web page and on the Missouri State homepage.

Winding road that led to destiny

Is there a more haunting question than ‘What if?’ In Bruce West’s life, he wonders what if he hadn’t turned right onto Business Route 61 one day in 1994.

West, a professor of art and design, was on a road trip through rural Mississippi during his sabbatical and wanted to capture the essence of life in the south. That small detour through Vicksburg led him to his inspiration for an 18 year photography project that you might call destiny. He never made it past Margaret’s Grocery. This is the subject of his photographic series and book, “The True Gospel Preached Here.”

Read the full story online on the Mind’s Eye research page.