These preliminary images represent photographs I will make for the final submission. These 'placeholders' are panoramas I have made while participating in "Toxic Tours" around the Houston/Galveston region since 2010. Toxic Tours are offered by TEJAS (Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services), a group in the region dedicated to educating the public about environmental concerns, affecting environmental policy and regulations, and developing community actions to create greater awareness. In reviewing images from various "tours" I am inspired to develop images that visualize the relationship between the residents of the communities who live in the region and the indsutries located therein: what are the signs of resistance, acquiescence, and structural violence? How do the visible geographies, subjectivities and technologies reflect the ongoing issues between industry and citizenry? Through my photos I will visualize the many levels at which toxicity operates through its manifestations in the neighborhoods.
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