Seeing is Forgetting. 2023
Serigraph
Mylar film, OSB board, and ink
38” x 27” x 1.5"
Seeing is Forgetting reflects on the impermanence of place and the erasure of cultural memory through the lens of San Francisco's Fillmore District, a site transformed by urban renewal at the cost of displacing Black families and businesses. By removing contextual backgrounds, the fragmented architecture drifts within an undefined space, dislocating the viewer’s sense of time and place. This spatial ambiguity underscores the universality and persistence of displacement across communities and eras. The use of rough-painted OSB board, a material tied to construction and transition, acts as a metaphor for both destruction and creation. The overlapping of images and materials evokes disruption, inviting the viewer to consider the delicate balance between progress and loss, and to pause long enough to glimpse the hidden beauty within the ever-evolving urban landscape."
