Sonder is Kenturah Davis’ public art project for the Downtown Inglewood station of the regional light rail system. The artwork is comprised of elevated steel panels printed with an images of the artist’s original drawings of her photographs of Inglewood residents with the word ‘sonder.’ Davis states the word sonder “poetically describes the experience of noticing a stranger and being curious about what their lives are like and thinking about how your life might intersect with theirs.” She encourages transit riders to observe those waiting at the station.

Kenturah Davis is an internationally noted artist working in California, Connecticut and Ghana. She is noted for works in portraiture, design and language and has participated in art exhibitions on four continents. Ms. Davis earned her BA from Occidental College and her MFA from Yale University.

Date: 2022
Collection: Public Art in Non-City Spaces
Medium: Public Art Treatment
Material: Enamel on steel panels
Size: each 42″ x 90″ x 2″

Location
Downtown Inglewood Station, Metro Crenshaw / LAX Line
Florence Boulevard
Inglewood CA 90302