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Photographs by Sara Anjargolian Designed & Curated by Narineh Mirzaeian
How We Live documents the face of
poverty through the personal narrative of 9 families living along the
margins. The exhibit features forty 5' x 7' photographs printed as
translucent screens and suspended from an intricate tensile network.
Expressly grouped and choreographed, the arrayed field of images frame
strategic perspectives that are meant to invoke the world depicted,
directing one through a visual and emotional progression conveying each
subject's intimate story. Multimedia projection screens interspersed
within the still images add an element of further discovery as the viewer
comes upon images in the suspended field which are not merely still but
rather moving and alive. Exhibit-goers are encouraged to navigate this
exhibit intimately, view the photographs from a 360 degree vantage point,
and get up close and personal. The immersive experience generated by the
unconventional presentation of the photographs, blurs the distinction
between the viewer and the exhibited content allowing the audience a
deeper, more nuanced understanding of the issues represented.
The project illuminates the daily challenges of poverty and explores the
socio-economic and political basis upon which poverty exists and is
perpetuated. How We Live also seeks to shine a light on
lives that might otherwise pass quietly into oblivion, serving as a
signpost of the times, raising awareness, and encouraging dialogue and
collective action.
How We Live opened in Los Angeles March of 2009 to an
audience of over 500 people at Casitas Studios, which is home to a
thriving arts community within Atwater Village. During its short run the
exhibit attracted over 1000 visitors, garnering tremendous support from
the local community, generating coverage by various media outlets and many
arts and photography collectives.
