Posts Tagged ‘Jeff Schechtman’
Mark Arax on California’s extraction ethos
The author and journalist Mark Arax joins us to discuss his recent sweeping essay in the Guardian, published under the headline “California: Land of Plunder and Hypocrisy.” From the Gold Rush to the artificial intelligence boom, Arax explores how California’s myths, ambitions, and repeated reinventions have often concealed a far more complicated history of extraction,…
Read MoreMatthew Scott photographs L.A.’s hidden stories, from concrete rivers to palm-lined streets
Photographer Matthew Scott captures Los Angeles through his lens, revealing stories hidden in plain sight. His projects include “Concrete River,” an ongoing exploration of the 51 miles of channelized waterway where nature stubbornly persists, along with intimate studies of L.A.’s palm trees and Normandie Avenue. His work asks what our built environment becomes beyond its…
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