Art Director, Co-photographer, Co-writer and Design: Cory Mickle
Copywriter, Producer, and Photographer : Kenneth St George
Let’s talk about GENTRIFICATION.
Influenced by the influx of gentrification in Brooklyn New York, The House Warning Project, a live art installation, was curated to raise awareness around the effects of gentrification, identify the signs, and amplify the value of pre-gentrified neighborhoods.
Hosted in a Brownstone within Prospect Heights, the effects of gentrification is presented to attendees using the location (gentrified prospect heights), 8 art pieces, 6 portraits of effected community members and a tapestry.
The art
Inspired by previous social justice posters, Cory Mickle designed imagery to match words written by Kenneth St George.
The Portraits
Varda D. has experienced Gentrification twice. They have been pushed out of two of their apartments for the demolishing of the buildings so they can become new luxury apartments, the most recent only giving them a month’s notice to figure out what’s next. Photography- Cory Mickle
Mike N. The owner of vegan restaurant Aunts & Uncles in Flatbush resides in the apartment he grew up in. He has watched his community become anew. “ If everyone is trying to make it out, then who’s going to keep it within.” he says. Mike wants to fuel to the community that fueled him, he opened his restaurant just a few blocks away. Photography- Kenneth St George
Dwayne Clark (top), Stephanie Clark (middle), Jamal Ali (bottom) are a family from Bedstuy with a lineage owning their brownstone since 1918. They’ve experienced every offer for their family home. Tempted to give in after seeing neighbors/friends do the same, the family chose to stay and fight. They understand their home is more important than just them; their home is apart of their family. Photography- Kenneth St George
THE Tapestry
We are tired of getting less than what we deserve.
Tired of seeing the demolition of our unity.
We are tired of seeing shifts no one asked for. Tired of seeing transformations we longed for, accompanied by our eviction notices.
The deeds to our homes are being low-balled and stolen, Community gatherings are a threat to those who just moved in,
and the rent keeps rising.
Our homes are being valued more than we are.
So, Black homeowners; keep your homes. Ownership is power,
Ownership is strength,
Ownership is legacy, . Ownership can be our future
We can’t control what we don’t own. so, let's come together. Gather all we know. Share resources, secrets and motivations. Let’s come together to fight for policies that are for us, not in spite of us. Let’s fight to save our homes.
We
are
tired
of Gentrification.
THE EVENT
