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CARLOS CARMONAMEDINA
Food Bank Lines at Cardozo High School
Digital illustration, giclée print
10 x 16 in.
Courtesy of the artist
ARTIST STATEMENT
During my time living and working in Washington, DC, I have come to love the rich diversity of people, past and present, and the quotidian dramas through which they shape their neighborhoods and the collective urban character. My art seeks to document that human presence in a way that is funny and compelling. My creative approach is a product of intensive, on-site research, talking to people and familiarizing myself with the space. Meandering bike rides, intimate conversations, and simple but deliberate observation are all ways to discover the community's treasures.
The food bank at Cardozo High School, perched proudly on a hill in fast-gentrifying Columbia Heights, offers a panorama of the Howard University Founders Library, where Vice President Kamala Harris studied; the Washington Monument, our symbol of civilizational grandeur; the Trump International Hotel; and the Capitol, where during the greatest crisis of the new century, the people's legislators rancorously approved $600 stimulus checks. |