North North South

Ayda Gragossian made the photographs in North North South by walking ‘rather aimlessly’ andtaking pictures in different neighbourhoods to create a narrative of Los Angeles that reflectsthe socioeconomic marginalisation she encountered on a daily basis. Los Angeles compriseseighty-eight incorporated cities with severe socioeconomic disparities, a fact that gets lost by theglamour generated by the film and music industries. Most people rely on a car to navigate the greatdistances that characterise this metropolis, a mode of transportation that presents them with theopportunity to gloss over the increasing forms of inequality.