What does it mean to belong to a place? I See You is a layered sound experiment—part story, part meditation—moving from a gentrifying Portland block to the rural. Created by Brazilian American writer and multimedia artist Carolina Pfister.

Arnica is my neighbor. The year is 2021.

Arnica (#2, S2)

The year is 2020, and I want to believe disasters are opportunities to foster the collective.

The year is 2020, and I want to believe disasters are opportunities to foster the collective.

Covid and the Collective (#1, S2)

On my block there once was an 100 year old cottage. The year is 2018.

On my block there once was an 100 year old cottage. The year is 2018.

Growth Monster (#4, S1)

Our block has 12 children, 2 affordable rentals, 4 Black owned homes, 4 white owned homes, a first generation Vietnamese Mama and an immigrant Brazilian Mama that is me.&nbsp;The year is 2018.

Our block has 12 children, 2 affordable rentals, 4 Black owned homes, 4 white owned homes, a first generation Vietnamese Mama and an immigrant Brazilian Mama that is me.&nbsp;The year is 2018.

Soul of a Place (#3, S1)

Noise is relative. I come from an immense and crowded South American city, so neighborly dynamics have always been on my mind. The year is 2017.

Noise is relative. I come from an immense and crowded South American city, so neighborly dynamics have always been on my mind. The year is 2017.

My Year of Noise (#2, S1)

We start out on a gentrifying inner city block of Portland (OR), and the year is 2017.

We start out on a gentrifying inner city block of Portland (OR), and the year is 2017.