✨Now on view at the corner of Cherokee Street and Ohio Ave: “We Matter,” a photographic PSA by Adrian Octavius Walker (@aoctaviusw) — Special thanks to The Luminary for hosting this installation over the next year and to the Cherokee Street Community Improvement District for additional funding and support. And shoutout to @kayris06 and @collingarrity for helping us with install 💙 📸 @rjhartbeck — We Matter explores Black American beauty traditions among Black men. The intimacy depicted in each photograph erases the possibility of threat often assigned to black men. Instead, it pushes the viewer to see the power of kinship within the Black community. Walker seeks to expand notions of Blackness by challenging the American perception of Black men. Inspired by investigations of the Black body, dynamics of the Black family, and archival work related to the African American experience, Walker works in both film and digital-format photography to create intimate portraits based on his studies of human interactions in urban settings and share untold stories. . . . #publicart #publicartinstallation #installationart #photography #photoinstallation #wematter #adrianoctaviuswalker #cherokeestreet