A CITY MADE OF ONLY DIFFERENCES

Medium: Acrylic and ink on paper

Size: 553.7x990.6mm or 21.8x39in

Date: 2018

In A City Made of Only Differences, primary colors are layered over a map drawing of greater L.A. Each color represents a racial demographic as defined by the 2010 U.S. Census: red for Asian, blue for African American, and yellow for Latino. Each specific color’s placement on the map drawing corresponds to where that demographic resides. These findings are based on Dustin Cable’s 2013 Racial Dot Map.

My work explores how both racial segregation and intermixing are ever-present in the cityscape of Los Angeles. One can perceive color mixing through the layering of the reds, blues and yellows.