Devan Shimoyama USA, b. 1989
Using a visual cue of shoes dangling from a wire, this piece reads almost like a chandelier, inviting consideration of the different ways a gesture can evoke a multitude of meanings. People see a sight like this and associate it with gang activity, but even gangs are being pushed out of neighborhoods in which they once operated. Cloud Break speaks to the character and history of such places, and the ways that character and personality changes because of certain structures or developments.