HOLDUP in the HOOD

“These photographs are part documentation and part interpretation of a collaborative, after-school arts curriculum based on self-portraiture. I co-wrote and taught the curriculum with my teaching partner Meda Rago. The project took place in Manchester, Pittsburgh, PA., and engaged young students from the local public and charter school in the community. 

The complete body of work incorporates drawings, recycled photographs, sound, print media and body gesture while exploring dimensions of self and “other” including race, class and gender. 

The project was funded by The State of Pennsylvania, Dollar Bank of Pittsburgh and the Society of St. Vincent DePaul.  The curriculum and documentation took place over a thirteen year period.”