Raising East New York is a multimedia piece featuring a series portraits – of men in East New York — that initiates a conversation around fatherhood. I installed camera obscuras, creating an effect where the outside world is literally projected onto the walls of the participant’s home in real-time, and captured portraits inside that phenomenon. The experience is further crystallized in the voices of the subjects; audio recordings that explore love, fatherhood, childhood, and the associated challenges in East New York. In order: Raheem Grant, Ramall Thomas, David "Prince" Pierce, Willie Johnson, Joshua Mann , "Brother Kenny" Watson, Sammie Lee Brown Jr., Justin Grant, Kelvin McJunkin, Esau "Chubbs" Johnson, Nevoeh West-Woods, Jason "Law" Woods, Clifton Jerrick, Michael Cathlin, Michael Burke-Andrade, Ariel "AJ" Jones, Lexi Preston and “Boo.” Visit Narratively to listen to the interviews.