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photographs by Steffi Graham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Produced in collaboration with The USDA Forest Service, this exhibition explores the work of photographer Steffi Graham, who captured life in a community where desperation gave birth to resilience. Join as seeds, soil, and human will bring hope to a neighborhood that had suffered decades of systemic neglect.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steffi Graham photographed the community in Franklin Square, Baltimore in 1992-1995 as residents of all ages came together to challenge and reverse the physical and emotional damage caused by systemic racism and disinvestment from critical city resources.<\/strong> Overwhelmed, at times, as pleas for help have gone unanswered for decades. Frustrated as home-grown solutions are ignored by city leaders as local knowledge does not fit within the confines of bureaucracy. Determination and desperation take hold. Community residents use what is most accessible: a handful of seeds, soil, and vacant lots. They drew upon what was ever present: faith, life, and friendship. A powerful strength emerges through a crack in the sidewalk, a vine that creeps down the alleyway, and a tree that grows defiantly in places of play, song, story, and love.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Steffi Graham,
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PART 1: seeds, soil, and vacant lots<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Overwhelmed, at times, as pleas for help have gone unanswered for decades. Frustrated as home-grown solutions are ignored by city leaders as local knowledge does not fit within the confines of bureaucracy. Determination and desperation take hold. Community residents use what is most accessible: a handful of seeds, soil, and vacant lots. They drew upon what was ever present: faith, life, and friendship. A powerful strength emerges through a crack in the sidewalk, a vine that creeps down the alleyway, and a tree that grows defiantly in places of play, song, story, and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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