LAURA D. GIBSON

Displacement Detroit (Series) is an ongoing series that traces my familial history through the physical locations where they lived in Metro Detroit, and documents the vacant lots where their homes/residences were once built on. Through documenting and archiving the vacant lots these structures once occupied, I aim to preserve--primarily through photographical memorabilia--and emphasize the importance of recording the history of residential housing in Detroit. Furthermore, I desire to understand the importance of racial and demographic representation in the archival record and develop ways to avoid displacement and distortion of community narratives. 

The short film, Displacement Detroit, focuses on communities and individuals who share similar stories of demolished homes, residences and spaces of importance which have affected them and, ultimately, the city at large.

Above image

here and remember 

(D2 Zone, Fourth Grade)

Red tape, polaroid, reclaimed brick, dirt, table, chair, china, embroidered curtains, embroidered table cloth, curtain rod, 24”x20” digital print

2019