Since 2018 I have documented LA cultures forged through struggle now being erased by gentrification. This work preserves what’s being lost.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I would say that my favorite type of art to create would be filmed. Although photography allows you to tell a story, film allows you to truly relay a story much more precisely.
Where do you find inspiration?I draw inspiration from my children. The world and culture that I come from is something that they will never know, and with everything changing so fast I want to document my perception and freeze it in the hopes that one day they understand who their dad was and what he stood for.
What would you do with $25,000?I would invest and pay off debt accumulated by an art festival that I have been an annually, throwing called 2 Live and Die in LA
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