Description
Ruben Ochoa deliberately tampers with the appearance of the I-10, a freeway that runs through East Los Angeles. He created a lenticular print that interlaces two different views of a freeway wall. As viewers walk past his photograph, the wall partially disappears, opening up a portal into an imaginary verdant landscape. Ochoa's playful gesture alludes to the communities located on the other side of freeways. Starting in the 1950s, freeways like the I-10 were built through many working class neighborhoods in Los Angeles, despite community protests. These massive roads connected suburbs to major metropolises, yet isolated Chicano and African American neighborhoods from the social and economic fabric of the surrounding region. Ochoa's title poses a question that invites viewers to ponder the impact of the built environment on inner-city residents.Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography, 2017Ruben Ochoa manipula intencionalmente el aspecto de la I-10, una autopista que atraviesa el vecindario de East Los Angeles. Creó una impresión lenticular que entrelaza dos perspectivas diferentes de una pared de la autopista. Cuando los espectadores pasan delante de su fotografía, la pared desaparece parcialmente y abre un portal hacia un frondoso paisaje imaginario. La imagen lúdica de Ochoa hace alusión a las comunidades situadas al otro lado de las autopistas. A partir de la década de los 50, se construyeron en Los Ángeles autopistas como la I-10 a través de muchos vecindarios de trabajadores, a pesar de las protestas de la comunidad. Estas vías masivas comunicaban a los suburbios...
Lenticular Print Mounted On Aluminum Composite
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
