Bayview, S.F
Trust, 2021, Collection of the City and County of San Francisco,
San Francisco Arts Commission.
Sisters, 2021, Collection of the City and County of San Francisco,
San Francisco Arts Commission.
Rodríguez's portraits aim to acknowledge the importance of community identity in the Bayview neighborhood. The work reflects about the idea of “unity” inspired by the african philosophy of “Ubuntu” a concept in which your sense of self is shaped by your relationship with other people. “I am” because “we are”. Bayview has been historically a space in transition and over the years has become through the power of people and its community. Rodriguez's portraits aim to draw the viewers into an act of recognition and empathy with the people we see.