Letters to the L.A. of our dreams
These letters are part of Image issue 7, “Survival,” a collective vision for the L.A. of our dreams. See the full package here.
In Los Angeles, we know what can be because we’ve been living in the future for a while. The pollution, the forever summers, the strange waves of humidity, the newish influx of ankle-biting mosquitos — L.A. is brilliant in its foreshadowing prowess.
For issue 7 of Image, “Survival,” we asked artists, writers, actors, activists, comedians and fashion designers to imagine what a sustainable future would look like. They gave us their visions and their memories. They wrote to themselves, to their cars, to their families, to their houses, to their past selves, to the items they want to take with them in the future.
Read them all. Re-read them all again. And make a contribution of your own when you’re done. Write yourself a letter. Write to your loved ones. Write to Los Angeles.
We can create the future of our dreams. It just takes a little dedication.
Artist and architect Zehra Ahmed has a blueprint for allowing society to function as we imagine it should
Journalist Cerise Castle pays tribute to the city’s forgotten site of refuge and devastation
Writer Zinzi Clemmons wants you and your family to be able to stay here as long as you want
Writer Julissa James has a sustainable solution to life’s messy challenges
Writer Christina Catherine Martinez remembers the little Miata that was
Actor Marque Richardson lets us in on the only 20-year-plan that matters
Writer Ferron Salniker reminisces on the nights out that could be
Actor and activist Kendrick Sampson knows that faith and organizing infrastructure in L.A. will get us through
Gypsy Sport designer and creative director Rio Uribe sees a future where eco-friendly won’t be slept on
Critic Elisa Wouk Almino imagines an architectural future of open embrace
