ROBIN DAHLBERG
WE ARE QUEENSBRIDGE
In 2019, I was an artist in residence at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, New York - New York City's largest public housing development with over 7,000 residents. I taught photography to over 150 youth, seniors and English language learners - all of whom were eager to share their life experiences, dreams, and aspirations. At the end of the residency, I curated a public community-wide exhibition of over 130 large-scale photographs made by my students.
Entitled "We Are Queensbridge," the exhibition was hung on lampposts throughout the Queensbridge Houses and the fence bordering neighboring Queensbridge Park. Together, the images portrayed a diverse, compassionate and sympathetic community, celebrating its strengths and confronting its challenges.
