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Beatriz Jaramillo and Maru ³Ò²¹°ù³¦Ã²¹: Sinks: Places We Call Home
In Los Angeles, as elsewhere in the United States, communities of color are often the populations most vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial waste and soil contamination. Sinks: Places We Call Home highlights the environmental disparities created by manufacturing sites in two communities located near Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG): Exide Battery plant in Vernon and the former Athens Tank Farm (Exxon/Mobil Oil Corporation) in Willowbrook.
Los Angeles-based artists Beatriz Jaramillo and Maru ³Ò²¹°ù³¦Ã²¹ are conducting data-driven research that reveals harmful practices of the past and present and their long-term devastating ramifications on communities of color and the environment. Producing new work for the exhibition, ³Ò²¹°ù³¦Ã²¹ partnered with the Natural History Museum’s Mineral Department to pursue soil testing and lead reduction studies with Community Scientists in the areas surrounding Vernon. Jaramillo will uplift voices, stories, and data from the Willowbrook community to elevate how white supremacy has shaped urban planning policies and its long-term impact on the people and environment.
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In Los Angeles, as elsewhere in the United States, communities of color are often the populations most vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial waste and soil contamination. Sinks: Places We Call Home highlights the environmental disparities created by manufacturing sites in two communities located near Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG): Exide Battery plant in Vernon and the former Athens Tank Farm (Exxon/Mobil Oil Corporation) in Willowbrook.
Los Angeles-based artists Beatriz Jaramillo and Maru ³Ò²¹°ù³¦Ã²¹ are conducting data-driven research that reveals harmful practices of the past and present and their long-term devastating ramifications on communities of color and the environment. Producing new work for the exhibition, ³Ò²¹°ù³¦Ã²¹ partnered with the Natural History Museum’s Mineral Department to pursue soil testing and lead reduction studies with Community Scientists in the areas surrounding Vernon. Jaramillo will uplift voices, stories, and data from the Willowbrook community to elevate how white supremacy has shaped urban planning policies and its long-term impact on the people and environment.
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