In East Austin, Colombian American sculptor uses art procession to tackle displacement
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| Link | In East Austin, Colombian American sculptor uses art procession to tackle displacement |
| Description | To make sense of change and displacement in East Austin, artist Juan Christian “J.C.” King turned to sound. |
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King grew up around East Cesar Chavez in the 1980s and ’90s. As a teen, he reveled in the neighborhood’s hardcore music scene. East Austin is where he first performed as a musician, where he developed a fascination with "sound in public places."
But King hasn’t lived in East Austin since 2018, the year after he moved back to Austin after living in New York for a few years. Rent was too high. So too was the price of a house.
The recurring details are what made it into his art installation. In evoking the past, King said he hoped to bring together people who have been dispersed.
“Things are going to change and there’s nothing we can do about this, but my hope … is that through our efforts we can maintain our networks and still function as a community,” King said.
