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Within a fraught environment the artist’s friends depicted in this publication established their own safe-zone. Through their ritual presence, the group turned an inconspicuous street corner into their post-work gathering spot, thereby attesting to the necessity of claiming one’s own space. Darkness fended off by laughter, care and friendship until the death of our friend Ricky transformed the locale into a memorial site. Today, proudly carrying his name, a street sign mounted high on the corner’s main lamp post declares the importance he continues to hold within the community. We on Ricky’s Way now.

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