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PROJECTS

  • BLM REDUX

  • WEST OAKLAND MATTERS

  • ADELINE GRAFFITI PALACE

  • THE NOT MALE SHOW

OAKTOWN is a multiyear survey of the visual environment in transition or emergence, as generated by Oaklanders. Its scope ranges from expressive public or commercial ruins to  cultivated private and personal grounds, and from the intentionally avoided to the indifferently unnoticed. It favors the vernacular and rejects the judgmental.

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​​In an ongoing re-envisioning of Oakland, 

Ryder appropriates the aesthetics of

ephemeral landscapes to create

unique images of sites before they are gone.

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BLM REDUX
A unique curated documentation of the downtown Oakland cityscape, as redefined by street art generated for the Black Lives Matter / George Floyd protests in 2020, before being deserted due to COVID. This online 3D Gallery, a photo survey of the public works was shot by Ryder Foto; produced by Oaktown Pictures;  then premiered at West Oakland Matters July 27th, 2024. 

 Visit the online Gallery 

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West Oakland Matters
A collaboration of the West Oakland community with Oakland artists, in a multi-media arts-driven community advocacy exhibition event touching on BLM , redevelopment, and self-determinacy.  See more. 

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