City Journalists

I led the students from Urbano Project through a creative data collection process that employed readily available tools such as cellphones to interview the Egleston Square business Community. From barbershops and accessories shops to restaurants and offices, the youth documented the impact of gentrification in the area, as well as the stories that interviewees shared about their lives in the community.

The goal as journalists was to create a digital portrait of the Egleston Community that accurately portrays the locals’ backgrounds, struggles, and aspirations. The final product was a series of video projections and installations exhibited at the Egleston Winter Festival.

City Journalists collected their stories as they explored the square and looked for different locations were these could be projected. The pieces were finally located at the YMCA, Caribbean Consultants and the Jackson Glass Building as well as the screens at the Bravo Pharmacy. The YMCA piece took advantage of the large 4 x4 square grid and created a live Instagram slideshow of all images including hashtag #eglestonus

City Journalist in conjunction with Urbano project and Egleston Square Main Street produce and organize the 1st Egleston Winter Festival. We had performance, spoken word music, rear video projections, video mapping and more. For more info about the festival click here