Why have the lines of racial segregation been so durable into the 21st century? 

What can we learn about the experience of living in racially segregated cities through oral history, photography, and mapping?

How can we challenge the seeming naturalness of segregated landscapes and explore alternative futures?

This project seeks to answer these questions.

To do so, we collected stories, distributing cameras, and creating a series of maps that interrogate the geography of segregation in the 21st century. The resulting exhibition was on display at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in 2022 and 2023, and has since traveled to other galleries, schools, and libraries across Virginia for both extended installations and one-day pop-up events.

Please reach out to us for more information about bringing this exhibition to your institution.