Summary: In this week’s gallery, we gather our ideas and thoughts on “Art and Community,” from large-scale grassroots murals to how the aesthetics of a golf course can shape our collective experience. Then we commune with photographer and storyteller, Thai Chu. As always, we end with a provocation that asks you to dig deeper into the communities around you.

Thai Chu is an independent photographer and storyteller shooting from San Francisco, California. His work is an extension of his training in Social Psychology where he spent 8 years researching how thinking and behavior differ across cultures. He continues to reflect on humans as a function of their social environment as a photographer, contrasting modern society with unseen cultures and bringing awareness to the quiet lives of those without representation. He also pairs my passion for storytelling as the Founder of Listen for a Change, a 501(c)(3) storytelling event on topics of social justice.

Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast):

Use your art form or your storytelling ability to try to create something that represents or speaks to marginalized, underrepresented, or unheard communities in your life. How can I create a piece or a project that represents this community or amplifies the voice of this community?  If you don’t consider yourself an artist, next time you pass someone, take a second, and dig a little bit deeper. Ask them a little bit more to get to know their story.

Find Thai Chu online at:

www.alivebyshooting.com

https://www.facebook.com/alivebyshooting

https://www.facebook.com/thaichu/

https://www.instagram.com/thaimychu/

From the Episode:

Diego Rivera murals

The Thinker mural in Tucson, AZ

Wall of Respect

Broken Windows

Haight Ashbury

Clarion Alley Mural Project

Balmy Alley Mural District

Bentwood Golf Course

Inca Trail

Omepete (Nicaragua) 

Afghan Girl National Geographic Photo

Method Acting

Elijah McClain