Sterling S. Gold
Homegoing
Family.
Sometimes you just don't know how important family is, until they are gone. One the block my family grew up on, they've been here for nearly a century. As time has passed, luckily mine still remains on the block, however many have left the block. The images are of extended family members.
There are neighbors that lived across the street that moved in, in the 1970s, the Ingrams. A beautiful family that we have had the pleasure of knowing for half if that century since we have been here. One of the last of 3 black families that still live on the street including us. The had a celebration of life for their patriarch Mr. William Ingram, who recently passed a few weeks ago.
And even in this time of pain and sadness we still found a way to love on one another and be there for each other. It was a honor to photograph for them. Many of friends and family that attended had only known me when I was one years old, so to see me as a 25 year old man and to be able to learn about further history on the block, the interactions they had with some of my family members I never had the opportunity to meet as well their advice on just how to live reminded me just how important South Central LA is to me. How vital our history and how honored I was to be able to document them. I hope through this we see how important love is as well as preserving our own history and cementing that. Knowing that we may not live forever, but we always have something to pass down and to give to each other.
Homegoing
Family.
Sometimes you just don't know how important family is, until they are gone. One the block my family grew up on, they've been here for nearly a century. As time has passed, luckily mine still remains on the block, however many have left the block. The images are of extended family members.
There are neighbors that lived across the street that moved in, in the 1970s, the Ingrams. A beautiful family that we have had the pleasure of knowing for half if that century since we have been here. One of the last of 3 black families that still live on the street including us. The had a celebration of life for their patriarch Mr. William Ingram, who recently passed a few weeks ago.
And even in this time of pain and sadness we still found a way to love on one another and be there for each other. It was a honor to photograph for them. Many of friends and family that attended had only known me when I was one years old, so to see me as a 25 year old man and to be able to learn about further history on the block, the interactions they had with some of my family members I never had the opportunity to meet as well their advice on just how to live reminded me just how important South Central LA is to me. How vital our history and how honored I was to be able to document them. I hope through this we see how important love is as well as preserving our own history and cementing that. Knowing that we may not live forever, but we always have something to pass down and to give to each other.