Sinks : places we call home / Beatriz H. Jaramillo, Maru García ; curated by Marvella Muro ; edited by Luke Aleckson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaramillo, Beatriz H., 1964- author.

García, Maru, 1982- author.

Contributor:

Muro, Marvella, curator.

Aleckson, Luke, editor.

Self-Help Graphics and Art, Inc., publisher.

Luckman Gallery, host institution.

PST ART: Art & Science Collide (Project)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Factory and trade waste--Environmental aspects--California--Los Angeles--Pictorial works--Exhibitions.

Sinkholes--Environmental aspects--California--Los Angeles--Pictorial works--Exhibitions.

Soil pollution--California--Los Angeles--Pictorial works--Exhibitions.

Self-Help Graphics and Art, Inc--Exhibitions.

Artists' books--California--Los Angeles--Exhibitions.

Arts and society--California--Los Angeles--Exhibitions.

Artists' books--California--Los Angeles--History.

Artists' books--Collectors and collecting--California--Los Angeles.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

137 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Places we call home.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Self Help Graphics & Art, 2024.

Summary:

"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 Garcia 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, Garcia 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. Sinks does not attempt to change the past but to elevate the voices and stories of the people who form these neighborhoods, despite the locations having served as sinks or reservoirs of pollution, and informs audiences about land contamination and alternative solutions. In Sinks: Places We Call Home, Jaramillo and Garcia interrogate a history of government negligence, elevate stories, and explore tangible solutions that communities living in contaminated neighborhoods can access. Their artwork and practice aim to shift our relationship with the land and empower us to connect with the soil through knowledge, stewardship, and advocacy."--Publisher website.

Contents:

Preface: Environmental justice as community arts practice / Marvella Muro

Artworks in the exhibition: Beatriz H. Jaramillo ; Maru García

Introduction: Environmental racism as organized abandonment / Laura Pulido

Urban garden in Willowbrook. Timeline / researched and compiled by Ana Guajardo and Lana Zimmerman ; Cultivating hope at the Willowbrook Community Garden / Ana Guajardo ; Beatriz Jaramillo and Rose Pinkney in conversation ; Root causes: looking down to move forward / James MacDevitt

Prospering backyards: South East & East Los Angeles. Timeline / researched and compiled by Ana Guajardo and Lana Zimmerman ; Moving at the speed of trust: growing relationships and research through community science / Lila Higgins and Sam Tayag, with input from Miguel Ordeñana, Community Science Team, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ; Fertile darkness: a story of redemption / Frida Cano

The science behind prospering backyards / Dr. Aaron Celestian, Mineral Science Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ; Reclamation as resistance: photo montage

Biographies

Bibliography

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

One of the J. Paul Getty Museum's contributions to PST Art: Art & Science Collide, a major initiative organized by the Getty Trust that explores the intersections of art and science both past and present.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [132]-135).

Local Notes:

Perfect binding.

Catalog of the exhibition held at the Luckman Gallery at California State University, Los Angeles, September 21, 2024-February 1, 2025.

ISBN:

9798218551520

OCLC:

1512261956