Wendy MacNaughton is an artist and graphic journalist who lives in San Francisco. She says that like so much of America and the world, her city has grown increasingly fractured.
"As the profoundly wealthy and the deeply destitute attempt to share the same city blocks, I've noticed a heartbreaking side effect of this disparity: We don't see each other anymore."
But, she has a tool that helps her notice what and who she might otherwise ignore, her pen. She uses a technique called blind contour, a.k.a. look closely. Recently she wondered what would happen if she invited strangers to try it, even—especially—if they didn't know how to draw.
This is a delightful graphic essay about her experiment. "Participants were stunned by the connection they felt with someone they hadn't met before, even after just 60 seconds."
Graphic Essay: The Importance of Looking at What (and Who) You Don’t See
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