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Unseen Faces and Unheard Voices of Oakland

Projet En Vue is an online installation featuring the true perspective of Oakland and its Inhabitants in an honest, aesthetically tasteful manner. http://projetenvue.org/

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WHO WE ARE:

We are a photographer and an oral historian living in Oakland, CA. Oakland is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse communities in America, and yet outsiders are mostly familiar with it due to its reputation for being poor, dangerous, and violent.

WHAT WE DO:

We are walking around Oakland with a camera and a voice recorder, interviewing the citizens of Oakland. Our conversations range from five to thirty minutes and don’t have any particular theme. Our goal is to paint a portrait of them as an individual. We want to know where they came from, what they are most proud of, where they see themselves in ten years, and what they are most passionate about, among other things.

WHY:

In this era of advanced technology, we are increasingly connected to a global network of people, yet we are losing our connection to those closest to us. Because of this, we are becoming increasingly isolated from our own humanity. The simple mission of Projet En Vue is to bring people together with different perspectives and life experiences in order to create a greater narrative of community as well as what it means to be human in the modern world. We want to do this through a variety of means, both in our own communities and around the world.

IN THE FUTURE:

Closest to home, we want to create a series of interactive exhibitions that will feature fifty portraits of Oakland residents who differ in a variety of ways but who all share a sense of pride in the community. We will bring these exhibitions to local schools, community centers, and galleries to engage people in our work. These events will feature large photographic portraits of the people that we interviewed, along with interactive audio installations that we will commission local artists to design and produce.

A series of zines (24 to 30 pages each) and a full-color photo book will allow Projet En Vue to have a national impact. The photo book will feature beautiful portraits from our interviews, along with the accompanying text. The zines and the book will be printed locally with soy-based inks, recycled paper, and animal-free binding and will be a tangible manifestation of our project.

Finally, our website will help us create a global impact with our work. The website is already being created and is where we feature the photographs, audio, and text. Our multi-media approach to these portraits creates a visceral and deeply emotional experience for the viewer.Projet En Vue is an online installation featuring the true perspective of Oakland and... more

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