LA Community Spirit

This week, a new exhibition will open by LA-based photographer Michael Flores at Echo Park Independent Co-op (also known as EPIC). The show, named 4209, displays 44 photographs, each one portraying a different person who is located in the LA vicinity.
The shoot took place over a two-day period at the photographer's apartment, after which was completely cleared out,leaving no trace of the previous days' work. The aim of Flores' shoot, in his own words, was to 'document the space of [his] apartment' and to 'bring together people from all over the LA community who many not normally encounter each other'; an optimistic and philanthropic mission.

EPIC, a relatively new store, opened to the LA public earlier this year with the idea, as its founders Rhianon Jones and Tristan Scott state, to 'be a community leader and a social bridge for the community in fashion, art, music, visual arts and the environment', with a personal aim to 'promote local young fashion talent and artists'.
With both artist and gallery hosting the passionate idea of community spirit in the LA area, it would seem that they are a match made in heaven. Any true LA-er would surely be mad to miss this one.

Within the post are a few portraits from the up-coming exhibition that caught my eye.