We are the Other - Eric & Mike with Cup Foods Employees and Customers, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2012) Chalkboard Pairs: A concept where people who don’t know each other well answer together these questions: What are you? How do you think others see you? What don’t they see? What advice would you give to a stranger? What is your favorite word? Describe an incident that changed you. When do you feel that you’re different from the those around you? When do you feel you’re the same? How has race affected you? — Mike (“Please”) is the second youngest of four brothers who own Cup Foods. Eric (chalkboard words below) is the second oldest of four brothers. They had not met before the taking of this photo. Eric has lived in Powderhorn Park for twenty years and has always stayed away from Cup. I introduced Eric to Mike and when I asked them both the chalkboard questions a conversation between them ensued that touched on Mike’s passion for football (he’s a linebacker in the Minnesota Spartans, a minor league) and Eric’s passion as a photographer. They were also pleasantly surprised that both had been to Jerusalem, albeit with contrasting experiences, what with Mike being Muslim while Eric is Jewish. But talking about their respective religions seemed more like they were sharing interesting, serendipitous facts rather than pointing out differences. — Eric’s chalkboard: “I used to feel intimidated by the people hanging out in front of the store but after spending some time here I feel comfortable.”
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We are the Other - Eric & Mike with Cup Foods Employees and Customers, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2012)

Chalkboard Pairs: A concept where people who don’t know each other well answer together these questions:

What are you?

How do you think others see you? What don’t they see?

What advice would you give to a stranger?

What is your favorite word?

Describe an incident that changed you.

When do you feel that you’re different from the those around you? When do you feel you’re the same?

How has race affected you?

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Mike (“Please”) is the second youngest of four brothers who own Cup Foods. Eric (chalkboard words below) is the second oldest of four brothers. They had not met before the taking of this photo.

Eric has lived in Powderhorn Park for twenty years and has always stayed away from Cup. I introduced Eric to Mike and when I asked them both the chalkboard questions a conversation between them ensued that touched on Mike’s passion for football (he’s a linebacker in the Minnesota Spartans, a minor league) and Eric’s passion as a photographer.

They were also pleasantly surprised that both had been to Jerusalem, albeit with contrasting experiences, what with Mike being Muslim while Eric is Jewish. But talking about their respective religions seemed more like they were sharing interesting, serendipitous facts rather than pointing out differences.

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Eric’s chalkboard: “I used to feel intimidated by the people hanging out in front of the store but after spending some time here I feel comfortable.”