VALERIE J. BOWER is a young LA artist who documents some of the more underrepresented communities where she grew up. Her work has been published in art journals, books and has shown her work around town. We spent the day with the Wilmington Car Club who Valerie arranged to show us her old neighborhood. She believes one does not have to be part of a community to document it. Intention is what matters and as long as you're not looking to exploit, she believes curiosity is permission enough.

Valerie traveled to Japan to document the unique low riding culture and has explored corners of LA most are unaware of. She’s quiet at times and brave when she has to be with a strong body of work to show for it.

Music By: Grant Cutler, Daniel Kramer

Filmed 05/2019 in Los Angeles

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