Living in the Margins, Stories of Extra-ordinary Angelenos, in collaboration with artist Mercedes McDonald,
Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Living in the Margins
200 plus cyanotype printed muslin sheets approximately 14”x12”each, manipulated negative and positive collaged photographs, installed in layers on 2 gallery walls
People, whose stories tell of lives of displacement, addiction, mental illness, loneliness, and poverty are poignantly told using the photographic process of cyanotype on multi-layered fabric panels. This was a sensitive project, asking for permission to photograph each individual whose portrait I captured. Wide angled shots were captured at a distance.
Living in the Margins, detail 6
Living in the Margins installation wall view 1- each cloth sheet is approximately 14 inches x 12 inches or larger. The sheets are layered and shingled on the wall.
Living in the Margins installation view 2
Living in the Margins detail 1
Living in the Margins detail 2
Living in the Margins detail 3
Living in the Margins detail 4, John John was a man I met in the McArthur Park area of Los Angeles. Shortly after the exhibit of Living in the Margins, John was killed by being set on fire. His story was told in the LA Times, a story of John's life on and off the streets.
Living in the Margins detail 5
Living in the Margins detail 6