Full article by Maria Emilia Duno
The immense formal and thematic variation between the houses in Local Impact allows for viewers to ruminate over the importance of spaces like Project Row Houses for local artistic communities. In these houses we see important processes taking place, open for the public. We encounter explorations of untold histories, fantastic methods of self-care and healing, the detrimental effects of tourism on the environment, and even how the institutions within which we see works of art affect how we connect with them.