{"id":822,"date":"2015-11-10T10:59:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T15:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjsymuleski.com\/artofthemooc\/?p=822"},"modified":"2017-02-15T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T16:53:17","slug":"allison-bolah-there-goes-the-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjsymuleski.com\/artofthemooc\/allison-bolah-there-goes-the-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Allison Bolah (there goes the neighborhood…)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am one of maybe four Black people\/families that live in my gated community. The way it\u2019s set up, there are grassy knolls where people run or walk themselves and their dogs. Each knoll slopes down into our back gates and decks, so, stop long enough \u2013 to chat or watch the dog poop \u2013 and see right into the neighbors\u2019 homes. I feel especially \u2018glanced\u2019 at because I\u2019m Black. Hyper-visible.<\/p>\n

\"Allison<\/a> \"Allison<\/a> \"Allison<\/a>
\nFor one month on even days from 7:30P to 8:00P (prime dog walking time), I\u2019ll give my neighbors something to look at. Through translucent vertical blinds, I project a looped scene from a mainstream film about voyeurism\/surveillance images of an idyllic Black family waving at their neighbor. These \u2018screenings\u2019 are my protest, a response to the bass note of dread that accompanies my every act in my neighborhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am one of maybe four Black people\/families that live in my gated community. The way it\u2019s set up, there are grassy knolls where people run or walk themselves and their dogs. Each knoll slopes down into our back gates and decks, so, stop long enough \u2013 to chat or watch the dog poop \u2013 … <\/p>\n

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