Gentrification of the South

Gentrification: a process of neighborhood change that includes economic change in a historically disinvested neighborhood —by means of real estate investment and new higher-income residents moving in - as well as demographic change - not only in terms of income level, but also in terms of changes in the education level or racial make-up of residents.

-- UrbanDisplacement.org

East Raleigh, NC I

I’ve lived all over North Carolina since I was 4, but I’ve lived in East Raleigh from about 12/13 to 25. Seeing this area change is so aggravating. Even shooting this made me mad for many reasons, but one in particular is that I KNOW these businesses aren’t hiring people from the communities out here. I used the Food Mart sign as a bit of a marker for what East Raleigh used to be.

Date Work Created: 2020

Medium: Digital Photograph on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin Paper

Prints:

Number of total prints (all sizes included): 11

24x36 inches (2 prints)
16x24 inches (3 prints)
8x12 inches (5 prints)
8x10 inches (1 print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper, Artist Proof)
Email Contact@KingPhill.us for acquisition inquiries (all sold unframed and come with certificate of authenticity)

East Chapel Hill, NC I

I’ve been living in Chapel Hill for almost two years now and every so often I’ll go on a walk to just check out what’s near me. These are some photos of a new apartment complex being built and an abandoned hotel that I’m sure will be turned into extremely expensive housing. Whenever I pass the construction for the new complex, I immediately think of how anyone who’s lived here longer than me may feel about this because I’ve been here a short time and I already hate that they’re doing this. All these people see is money, not the hardships that now exist (and those coming) for anyone who lives near the area or those who’ve been completely displaced due to this new property.