HUMBLE


        Humble presents a visual account of Bed-Stuy's Humble School of Martial Arts as a 
        crucial community pillar amidst the rapid and significant changes in Brooklyn 
        neighborhoods.

        For over 60 years, Chief Master Sabu Lewis has exemplified identity, love, and hard work 
        for many generations within the Bed-Stuy community. Sabu Lewis and his school have 
        provided invaluable training in Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Arnis, and, most importantly, self-
        discipline and self-confidence to community members of all ages.

        The effects of the pandemic, gentrification, rising rents, and displacement have meant 
        the school had to vacate its longtime home this past year. Conceived as a research 
        project on how communities strive to preserve their cultural identity amidst urban 
        development pressures, the series—created with a 4x5 field camera—illustrates how fast-
        paced development is eroding cultural and community foundations, while community 
        members dedicate themselves to preserving their traditions and roots.     

        This project is a meditation on community relations, love, discipline, urban development, 
        displacement, and loss. It is presented as an honest portrait that contemplates the past 
        and present of a community through individual efforts to navigate the balance between 
        hope and uncertainty.

       Humble is an ongoing project.