Researched and visualized segregation and inequality in Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimore is an important site for a national story of inequality and segregation in the United States. Not Created Equal discloses median household incomes of 56 Baltimore neighborhoods in relation to the visual cues and graphic design that surround them. In the context of data visualization, numbers, just like images and words, can be framed to narrate a particular point of view. Graphic designers create contexts that will never be neutral and most definitely not universal.
Installing vinyl is a delicate labor of love that requires a lot of patience, especially if you are inexperienced, as I was. Thin, fragile and environmentally hazardous, it was the most OCD-friendly material I’ve ever worked with. It took 4 days to cut and install. Each letter was 3ft tall and installed in a 10ft x 17ft wall.
