A walk in the wild?

Sunday morning walk after the mowing – soot, gunk, residue, blue heron, pelicans pollution. Los Angeles RIver Long Beach. Before the rains?

Kicking the can down a path

Soundscape 4: experimenting with ways to visualize the pollution that is causing long term health problems in and around animals, urban areas and Los Angeles RIver, Long Beach, CA.

Birds horses & pollution

It’s very simple. This was filmed while walking the Los Angeles River. Don’t you love the ducks and prancing horse!

The AQS – that’s the air quality hovered around MODERATE – what is that? Not good

The sound was recorded in Wilmiington / TheNard – a street corner – Anaheim & Nth Henry Dr. intersection. Lots and lots of trucks and a refinery that is not named on MAPS.

The AQS – POLLUTED – what does that mean & what about the sound?

Seeing the Unseen

It’s my obsession.

Like the Canary in the coal mine. I want to use my practice of art (the canary) as a sensitivity meter for communities along the LA RIver Long Beach – Cancer alley

Art can be a useful exploration tool, an early indicator. A starting point for change. 

FLOW _obstruction or diversion

Process: a systematic series of actions directed to some end:

process2

What started out as a simple interest has turned into a mapping of our process.

BridgeConstruction2

Like a list we have documented our experience through sound, photo & performance and video

FLOW:

RIverBed2

Water_trashBirds
LARIverBridgeConstructionFamilyGraffittiUnderBridge
WaterUnderBridge2
HomelessUnderBridge_Graffitti

LARIVER_cement
irrigation_flow

LoadingCramesbiker2

OBSTRUCTION:
WaterReleaseCaps
OVerflowtunnel

LARIVERSketch2RIverBedSidesHomelessEncapment
CargoTrains

Changing_Tire

DIVERSION:
Twitchers

MarcoSideWall
HomelessFishing
LARIverSunset
HomelessTent

MeCharcoal2WhiteWallDraw

Look, Listen & Share

irmaSHort

Experimental NoiseTrace audio

irmalong

The Long Story

KidNoisetrace

Experimental NoiseTrace audio

kidLong

The Long Story

fatima_short

NoiseTrace

fatimaBox_Long

The Long Story

Many thanks to
Fatima & Fausto De La Torre & all the great boxers at the Villa Park Gym

slumped


waiting

Perry_longStory


the long story

Many thanks to
Pasadena Transit
Mothers’ Club,  Pasadena
Sarah Quintanar – www.musicwithsara.com
Many thanks to Perry Bennett and his fabulous family and staff at Perrys Joint Cafe
Marco Schindelmann & Mlum
Mary Brennan and SideStreetProjects