1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Get Connected with Nina del Rio, a weekly 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: conversation about fitness, health and happenings in our community on 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: one oh six point seven light FM. 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to get connected for the next few 5 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 2: minutes talking about Uptown Voices and Uptown Story, a multimedia 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 2: exhibition and development that will document Harlem's history through intimate, 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: large format portraits and oral histories of residents who have 8 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: lived in the community for thirty years or more. The 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: project has just launched an open call for nominations, inviting 10 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 2: New Yorkers to put forward family, friends, or neighbors whose 11 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 2: Harlem stories should be preserved. And our guests are the 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: siblings behind the project, photographer and creator Will Pierce and 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 2: curator of Uptown Voices, Joyus Pierce, Joyous and Will thank 14 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 2: you for being on the show. 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me, Thanks for having us. Happy to 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 3: be here. 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: You can find out more about the exhibit about the 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: entry at Will Pierce dot com with one l wil 19 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: Pierce dot com. So Uptown Voice is an Uptown Story. 20 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: Maybe let's just start with the genesis of the project. 21 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: Where did the idea come from? 22 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 4: Well, this has been an idea kicking around in my 23 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 4: head for quite a while now. I've lived in Harlem 24 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 4: for the last twenty years and my father's from Parlem, 25 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 4: and the idea came pretty much from my neighbors on 26 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 4: the block. You know, there is a group of older 27 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 4: people who have, through the years of me living there, 28 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 4: have given me wisdom and nuggets of information, and I 29 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 4: thought it would be amazing to photograph these people first, 30 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 4: because that's where my mind went to first. But then 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 4: it's it went towards well, I think the story is 32 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 4: a little bit richer if I get more of that 33 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 4: wisdom they shared with me and the history of Harlem 34 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 4: they shared with me when I first. 35 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 3: Moved in. 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 4: And record that I didn't have it for not just 37 00:01:58,840 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 4: myself but forever. 38 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: So you've just launched an open call for Harlem residents. 39 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: And so many projects that want to document a specific 40 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 2: time or a place, I think they always focus on 41 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: famous names or recognizable names. Why are you doing an 42 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 2: open call just talking to average folks? 43 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 4: Well, I feel like because the people that we're looking 44 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 4: for are have their own stories to tell, and they've 45 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 4: helped shape Harlem to be what it is today. And 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 4: you know it's not the unsung here bro, but like 47 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 4: these people, the stories get lost in time, and this 48 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 4: is what enriches Haarlem as we know it's you know, 49 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 4: every day man, every day woman that I know. It's 50 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 4: about community, it's about neighborhood, and it's about cultural history. 51 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 4: And I think it's important to highlight everyone, not just 52 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 4: you know, recognizable names or faces, but everyone because Harlem 53 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 4: is a community and it's very much of the people 54 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 4: that we're looking for to get to speak to us 55 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 4: about the community, about their history, about the places they 56 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 4: like to go. And for me, that's interesting and a 57 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 4: richer story. 58 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: So will be taking the photographs. I joyous. Perhaps are 59 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: you doing the interviews? 60 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, we actually tag team it together that like brother 61 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 3: sister connection, bond kicks in and the it's kind of 62 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 3: like a little bit of a relay race. I would 63 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 3: say it's really great. 64 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: So when you think about interviewing, interviewing is really it's 65 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: one thing when it's an interview like this. It's another 66 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: thing when you're trying to speak with somebody who has 67 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: never been interviewed and you're asking about history. What kind 68 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: of questions are you thinking about asking and what are 69 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: you especially curious to know? 70 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,119 Speaker 3: Well, the goal is to get as flushed out of 71 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 3: a perspective of Harlem from that person's individual experience. So 72 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 3: the questions that we're asking are relatively into like we're 73 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 3: trying to push past the surface level. Right. I can 74 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: give you an example, like in some of the interviews 75 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: that we've had, we get pretty deep into people's like 76 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 3: first loves and relationships and you know where they went 77 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: on their first dates. Or I think Will's also an 78 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 3: incredible DJ, so he's asked, like what songs we're playing, 79 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: and you know, what were some of like the disco 80 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: halls or like gathering spaces. And the idea is to 81 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 3: really like walk down memory lane with people to the 82 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 3: point where you can almost see the memory right that 83 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 3: they're describing. So we're really digging pretty deep into the 84 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 3: intimate lives of folks in Harlem. 85 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 2: Our guests are Will Pierce and Joyous Pierce. They're the 86 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: siblings behind Uptown Voices and Uptown Story and exhibition and 87 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 2: development that will document Harlem's history through residents who have 88 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: lived in the community for thirty years or more. There's 89 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: an open call to submit people who have lived in 90 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: Harlem thirty years or more, family friends, neighbor whose story 91 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 2: should be preserved. You can find out how to submit, 92 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: where to submit at Willpierce dot com, w I L 93 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: p I E r ce dot com. Anina del Rio 94 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 2: you're listening to get connected on one O six point 95 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: seven light FM. And just a couple of nuts and 96 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: bolts before we go back to what you were talking about, Joyce. 97 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: What's the deadline to submit? When is the exhibit? That 98 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 2: sort of thing. 99 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: So this is a rolling open call. We really do 100 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 3: want to create an extensive archive for people to be 101 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 3: able to access. So we have an intake form that's 102 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 3: on Will's website. Three questions. It'll take you lesson two 103 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 3: minutes to fill out, and you'll hear directly from us 104 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 3: where a small team will reach out and schedule a time. 105 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 3: So we'll be accepting stories pretty much indefinitely. 106 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 2: And just to be clear, there's no cost to anybody 107 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: who wants to participate. 108 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 3: Not at all. We actually would love to break bread 109 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 3: with folks and we provide lunch and dinner if it 110 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 3: runs over. 111 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 2: And by the way, how are you being funded? 112 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 3: Thanks to the support of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone 113 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 3: and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council through their creative Engagement Scrant. 114 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 3: We got a lovely you know funding support from them, 115 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 3: but we're also running a Kickstarter and go Funny as well, 116 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 3: which is featured on both websites. We would love if 117 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,239 Speaker 3: people could support that way as well. 118 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 2: What is it like to work together on this project? 119 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: Is siblings? And why did you want to take this 120 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: on together? Joyce and Willer brother and sister. Well, I'll 121 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 2: let you go first. 122 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 4: Well, I mean I was one first time to go first. No, 123 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 4: just plain, But I love my sister and I like 124 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 4: her like you know, it's even if we weren't family, 125 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 4: I would still hang out. Like she's a wonderful person. 126 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 4: And I think we've watched each other like grow in 127 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 4: our respective artistic corners and have you know, great admiration. 128 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 4: It's not just because she's my sister. She's also like 129 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 4: really good at what she does. And we've kicked around 130 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 4: other creative projects, we've helped each other and other creative endeavors, 131 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 4: and I think it was just like a natural progression 132 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 4: for us to do this together. Also, our father is 133 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,119 Speaker 4: from Harlem and he was one of the first people 134 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 4: that we kind of used and photographed and recorded for 135 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 4: this story. So there is like a family history that's 136 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 4: been rooted in Harlem as well. Our grandmother lived in Harlem, 137 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 4: and so it only makes sense to work together, and 138 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:46,559 Speaker 4: it just feels like very natural and very easy. 139 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 3: I can't telp that it's been a real honor to 140 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 3: work with my brother. He said that we you know, 141 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 3: worked on other projects together, but as a curator culture 142 00:07:55,720 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 3: producer who's not like nonprofit arts administrative career started in Harlem. 143 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 3: Will was right around the corner from my office, so 144 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 3: anytime I needed anything for a program or for you know, 145 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 3: artist community service programming, he was there. So this is 146 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 3: really like the opportunity that I feel like I get 147 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 3: to give back to him in a way that he 148 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 3: supported my career and my visions and like my goals, 149 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,559 Speaker 3: but also like he's a brilliant photographer. So I feel 150 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 3: doubly blessed because it's just great to see him continue 151 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 3: to step into his purpose. And it's so lovely that 152 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 3: this iteration, this like solo show that's going to be 153 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 3: essentially his first solo show, is one where he's looking 154 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 3: to highlight the stories of our community, and I think 155 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 3: that speaks so much to his heart, to his eye, 156 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 3: his creative practice, and like, I'm happy to be a 157 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 3: part of that and to like help weave all the 158 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 3: stories together. So yeah, it's amazing to work together. It's 159 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 3: it's really dope. 160 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 2: I want to circle back to a couple of things 161 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 2: you each said. So you mentioned your father. What did 162 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: you since he was the first person in the project 163 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: that you spoke with and photographed, what did you take 164 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 2: away or learn sort of that you can apply to 165 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 2: the next interviews and the next people for this project. 166 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 4: Well, it was really just getting to know my father 167 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 4: on a different level, like really digging into his childhood 168 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 4: and his stories about Haarlem, and like, through that I 169 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 4: could see that, you know, this is someone who I've 170 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 4: known my whole life. I can get new information, new 171 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 4: insights oning about him, but about myself and where you know, 172 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 4: my sister and I came from. And this is somebody 173 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 4: you know that I've known my whole life. So with 174 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 4: that model, going into people who I don't know, I 175 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 4: felt like it gave a comfortability to speak with you know, 176 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 4: in the beginning of our sessions strangers and then kind 177 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 4: of and then towards the end of our sessions, you know, 178 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 4: we're hugging and sharing recipes. So it's like, you know, 179 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 4: starting I that was was you know, really powerful because 180 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 4: he's the one who puts first put a camera in 181 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 4: my hand at a younger age. So it's really you 182 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 4: know important that we started with him and we're able 183 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 4: to continue on with that. So he kind of like 184 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 4: helped helped get out some of our jitters and kind 185 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 4: of set up the framework for you know, each guest 186 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 4: that comes after him. 187 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 2: This is also a sense of a love letter to Harlem, 188 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 2: and Harlem has a history of legendary photographers for people 189 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 2: who aren't aware. I wonder if you could, just if 190 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 2: you want to name a couple of notable photographers, people 191 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 2: worth looking into because you're going to continue on that chain. 192 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. 193 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 4: Absolutely, James vander ze uh, the Smith Brothers, you know, 194 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 4: Gordon Parks, all of these people have photographed and so 195 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 4: many more. I look like, I feel like rather that 196 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 4: we are adding to this legacy and this rich, rich 197 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 4: tapestry that is Horror and the continuing coverage of how 198 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 4: it's changed and how it's like shaping the future. 199 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 2: Joys for the last minute or two, just again, what 200 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: do you hope someone listening does next? How can they 201 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 2: contribute what should they try and reach out and do? 202 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 3: Absolutely so. I think one of the really compelling elements 203 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 3: of this project so far has been kind of the 204 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 3: web of connectivity between people and their like intimate relationships 205 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 3: that's been created. And it's we're not expecting folks to 206 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 3: self nominate or to nominate someone else, but most of 207 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 3: the people that we've been able to interview have been 208 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 3: nominated by their loved one or like a family member 209 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 3: or like a really close friend. So in thinking of 210 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 3: like creating community ties and fostering a sense of community 211 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 3: and really like sharing gratitude between one another. If you 212 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 3: have somebody that you care about in your life that 213 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 3: you feel like you'd love to give the spotlight, like 214 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 3: to share, to deep dive and to like recollect, please 215 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 3: nominate somebody, Right, It's really a nice surprise for folks 216 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 3: when they see that they've been nominated. They get a 217 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 3: call from us, like we're inviting you into this studio 218 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 3: pretty much like Pamphy for the whole day and just 219 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 3: want to spend time with you and talk your ear 220 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 3: off essentially, So personally, I love when folks nominate other people, 221 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 3: but also like, please feel free to nominate yourself as well. 222 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 3: We're looking for folks, particularly who have lived in Harlem 223 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 3: for twenty five plus years. So we've had some lovely 224 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 3: individuals who have been nominated who've lived in the community 225 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 3: for like forty fifty, sixty plus years, and it's really 226 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 3: amazing to see the differences in you know, what the 227 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 3: landscape of the community, how it's changed over time essentially, 228 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 3: but also like where the intersections are. Right, So if 229 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 3: you've lived, for you know, in Harlem for twenty five years, 230 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 3: that's fine. If you lived forty years, fifty years, like, 231 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 3: please feel free to join the conversation and share your 232 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 3: story with us. 233 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 2: And since you mentioned twenty five years, if you're thirty 234 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 2: years old, is that someone you know you're you're thinking 235 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 2: about as well? 236 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 3: Absolutely? Absolutely yes. I've had some of my friends that 237 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 3: have applied. I'm thirty two, not to give my age, 238 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 3: but I think that's the intergenerational intersection that we're looking for. Right. 239 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 3: A huge part of this is oral history. Will is 240 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,959 Speaker 3: going to be capturing theseing, amazing images that I think 241 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 3: are also going to like speak the stories that we're 242 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 3: going to be receiving from folks. And part of oral 243 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 3: history is its intergenerational aspect is that you're passing down 244 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 3: like orally verbally with sound, the lives of one another. Right, 245 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 3: And that can only happen if you have that intergenerational connection, right. 246 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 3: So thirty years having a conversation with somebody who's been 247 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 3: in the community forty years, right, only a ten year difference, 248 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 3: so much changes. So absolutely yeah, we would love to 249 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 3: have people from all generations to to participate. 250 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 2: You can find out more about the exhibit at Will 251 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: Pierce dot com w I L p I e r 252 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 2: CE dot com. Our guests are the siblings behind the 253 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 2: project Uptown Voices and Uptown Story, Will Pierce and joy 254 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 2: Us Pierce, thank you for being on Get Connected. 255 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 4: Thank you so much for having us. 256 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 3: Thank you so much. This was great. 257 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: This has been Get Connected with Nina del Rio on 258 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: one oh six point seven light Fm. 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