meet our teaM
We are a collaborative of local artists from the IE, seeking to bring visibility to issues in our community that often go unseen. We hope to encourage more conversations surrounding topics at the intersection of the environment, labor, and social justice.
reach out
Would you like to submit an idea, contribute or give us some feedback? Reach out to us at: info@thespacezine.com
TAMARA CEDRé
Tamara Cedré is a Puerto Rican photographer, artist and educator living along the route of the supply chain between Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Her artistic practice employs archives to address issues at the nexus of land, labor, migration and identity. The Space is a community zine which grew from a state sponsored artwork she created entitled A Space Between Us, documenting pandemic stories from residents in San Bernardino.
Juan carrillo-dominguez
Juan Carrillo-Dominguez is an artist and researcher working in the Inland Empire. His work explores the shared experience of being a first-generation Chicano that was raised by a family who crossed the border for a better life. Juan documents social issues related to this migration that so deeply shapes Latinx communities. Due to the sensitive nature of his projects, Juan often publishes under a pseudonym.
JAMES M DAILEY
James M Dailey was raised and lives in Hesperia California. Their photographic work includes themes of water as a resource, along with space being a diminishing commodity. Their practice involves using images and historical archives to reflect and document the foundational issues that have and continue to shape the High Desert landscape and the individuals within it.
adrian metoyer III
Adrian Metoyer III is an emerging independent filmmaker from Compton. He is co-director of the creative studio Rivercane Media. Adrian raised his children in Hesperia and continues to document Black life across Southern California. After spending most of his career as a paraeducator working with special needs children and being a devoted foster parent for over a decade, he chose to follow his dream of making films full time. His passion is to write, direct and produce content that is not represented in mainstream media. He has worked on multiple sets and behind the scenes assisting with production, but was excited to help bring the film stories of A Space Between Us to life. Rivercane Media’s next project is working on a docuseries about the disappearance of Black spaces in the South Bay.
Fernanda Durazo
Fernanda Durazo is a photographer focused on documenting her hometown of Bloomington, California. Her work highlights the social and environmental issues facing her community.
Through her work, Durazo captures the resilience and challenges of an unincorporated city, where families are struggling to protect their land from warehouse development.
As a community advocate, she has allied with organizations PC4EJ, the Frontline Observer and CCEAJ to shed light on environmental policies in the Inland Empire. Most recently, she led the public art project “Bloomington Speaks” for A People’s History of the I.E. You can view her work here.