Social hierarchy, and class division has become more prevalent in NYC, just by looking at geography. Gentrification spreading outward, the city has become a fortress for only the rich to play in. As a Queer Woman of Color (QWOC) I experience oppression on three spectrums. Through three lenses I can see the barricades that impede my success and my community as well. These social barriers create physical barriers that benefit the rich at the cost of the disadvantaged. Gated communities, limited public transportation, bum-proof benches, etc., are latent designs meant to keep disadvantaged people at a distance. My work aims to disillusion people, to fight against ignorance and to recognize what is around us everyday so that we can fight against it. I will not be eradicated. 

The Wallpaper Project, Exhbited at Parsons the New School for Design, Deans Office 

 

 

Screenprint, bleach, acrylic on fabric 

2015