William Salmon and Jessica Harris
Recorded
June 10, 2023
Archived
June 10, 2023
42:14 minutes
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Id:
ddc002617
Description
Friends William "Russell" Salmon (44) and Jessica Harris (39) speak about what home means to them and the ways in which the meaning of home has evolved for them over time.Subject Log / Time Code
Russell (R) and Jess (J) speak about their grandmothers and their passions for music and the outdoors.
J and R explain why their childhood homes no longer feel like home to them.
J and R discuss playing violin and piano growing up, reflecting on how music and dance have given them a sense of home.
J remembers her adolescence as one of two Black students at an affluent high school in Houston.
R talks about going to Syracuse for college and moving to NYC the week of 9/11.
R and J tell one another about the shame they carry and the tools they use to combat it.
R and J emphasize the importance of long term friends.
J reflects on living in her NYC neighborhood Fort Greene and how the area has changed over the years.
J and R imagine their ideal ideas of home.
J and R discuss finding community through art.
Participants
- William Salmon
- Jessica Harris