A photo essay by Alexis Rhone Fancher
I’ve always known that my beloved Los Angeles has a dark, gritty side. But until I moved downtown in May of 2013, I never understood the poetry of these mean streets. I was bombarded with semiotics; the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. As a poet, I paid close attention. As a photographer, I began to connect the text with the DTLA surroundings. When a friend pronounced the results “semiotic,” I began documenting in earnest. Here are just a few of those photos.
“Repent! Follow Jesus”
“_Elf Storage”
“Finally Got An Interview”
“They Who Can Give Up”
“Spare Any Left OveRs”
“Freedom”
“King Eddy’s Saloon”
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