In 2008, an art collaboration between professional artists and youth from Literacy for Environmental Justice, headed by Wendy Testu, began in Bayview-Hunters Point. Using scavenged material, the group transformed refuse into art pieces — a mixed media collage, a visual listening pod, an “insert here” project, screenprint design and photomontage.
The San Francisco Public Press multimedia team is continuing the spirit of the project. In the coming months, we will be publishing weekly photo essays of San Francisco neighborhoods and will strive to visually echo each neighborhood’s unique qualities — some unseen, except by those who experience it. Maybe even they will see something new or in a different way.
The first theme is “Open Space.” There are some open spaces that are obvious and some require a second look.
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Links:
Welcome to the NeighborHOOD (http://www.welcometotheneighborhood.us/) Article by Le Constance “Connie” Shahid (http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/welcome-to-the-neighborhood/)
