Jane Hahn, American
The Los Angeles River and train tracks border Boyle Heights, 2022
Photographer Jane Hahn captures the reality of Boyle Heights residents in Los Angeles: a view of polluted waters and industry. These are the defining features of daily life for the population living there, a population that mainly consists of Latino community members. This marginalized community is disproportionately impacted by the pollution. Normally a waterside image is scenic– a vision of what the natural world has to offer. But Hahn captures quite the opposite. This natural world is littered with pipes, concrete and buildings. Just as the bridge weaves through the sky and reaches into the waters, it is as if pollution is integral to the Boyle Heights way of life. Label by Grace Cohen