A Chicago artist has created a project to show disparities among residents while bringing them together for conversation. Reports say that Tonika Johnson’s “Folded Map” multimedia exhibit features residents from opposite sides of the city. It examines economic, racial and other types of segregation. She began by connecting residents in her Englewood neighborhood with residents in a corresponding block in northern Chicago. Johnson asks residents questions such as how much they paid for their home and how they’d describe their neighborhood. She captured the conversations in photographs and video recordings. Johnson says the project shows the effects of long-term segregation. The exhibit will open July 3 at Loyola University Museum of Art.
