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During the course of the last 3 years we have interviewed scores of Powderhorn, Red Hook and Bayview residents about their hopes for the future of their community. The majority of the responses suggested ways of overcoming the current atmosphere of urban violence and environmental decay, as well as changing the negative perception of their community. They envisioned a community whose diversity is celebrated as a progressive force for unification. They spoke about the importance of raising their children in nurturing and safe surroundings. They imagined growing old in a neighborhood full of friends. They dreamed of gardens that sustained them physically and spiritually. The majority of people interviewed would live nowhere else.
After looking more deeply at these responses I sensed the universality of these shared hopes. This realization affirmed the interconnectedness of people and cultures.
Picture... is not a literal or narrative interpretation of the three neighborhoods. Rather it is a series of images inspired by the stories of the residents and framed within the context of humanity as a whole. It was created from images and sounds of the neighborhoods and combined with those of the local grain terminals. I chose the grain terminals as a metaphor for sustenance, growth and aspirations of people for the future. I also chose them for their prominence as architectural and historical monuments in the American landscape.
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