Uma uke wabona indoda edolobheni enesikhumba esiwolintshi, izibuko eziluhlaza kanye newigi emhlophe, uye wawubona umsebenzi womdwebi wezithombe waseSan Francisco okuthiwa u-Ongo.
U-Ongo waziwa ngokunamathisela izitika emigwaqweni yomgwaqo, amabhokisi kagesi, ngishoinsimbiama-grill namakhadi kaMooney—ngezinye izikhathi ewasusa emigwaqweni futhi ewadayisa kuwebhusayithi yakhe, okucasule idolobha.
“Le nto ayenzile iyicala futhi uma ebanjwa uzoboshwa.ISan Francisco ayibavumeli abantu ukuthi bacekele phansi, bantshontshe noma bacekele phansi impahla yomphakathi,” kusho umkhulumeli woMnyango Wamaphoyisa eSan Francisco.
“Uma umuntu oteketiswa ngelika-Ongo – noma omunye umuntu – esusa i-grill yensimbi eceleni komgwaqo ngaphandle kwemvume yakhe, kungaba ukweba.Ukweba kuyicala,” kusho okhulumela uMnyango wezemiSebenzi yoMphakathi uRachel Gordon.
UGordon wengeze ngokuthi ukususa igrill yensimbi enezimbobo kudala ingozi yokukhubeka, futhi kuwumthwalo wemfanelo womnikazi womuzi ohlala phambi kwegrill ukuze ayishintshe, engabiza noma yikuphi ukusuka ku-$10 kuya ku-$30.
Isikhungo sezokuthutha kuleli dolobha sitshele iThe Standard ukuthi simatasa nohlelo lokuthuthukisa izitobhi zamabhasi edolobheni ukuze kunqandwe ukucekelwa phansi kwempahla futhi kuzovumela kuphela ukwakhiwa kwezithombe ngemvume ye-ejensi.
"Nakuba ubuciko buyingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lwethu lokukhosela, kufanele ivezwe ngendlela esemthethweni ukuze kungabikho umonakalo ongenakulungiseka endaweni yokukhosela ngokwayo," kusho uStephen Cheung, umkhulumeli woMnyango Wezokuthutha waseSan Francisco.
U-Ongo, egqoke amateku e-Crocs e-camouflage, ijakhethi enezingqimba kanye ne-latex mitten engalweni yakhe yangakwesokunxele, uqhamuke ikhofi futhi wathi akanankinga nokudweba endaweni yedolobha kakhulu, ikakhulukazi i-grill yensimbi.
“Ngokwesibonelo, amaphesenti angu-70 awo awaboshelwanga phansi.Uma ngibona ibhawodi, ngeke ngizame nokuzama ngoba lizoba [ngaphandle kwebhawodi] ngezansi kwebhulokhi,” kusho u-Ongo.“Uma bengafuni ukuthathwa kumele bazivikele kangcono.”
U-Ongo uqanjwe ngomlingiswa wegama elifanayo esiqeshini sango-2016 sohlelo lwethelevishini i-FX Ihlala libalele e-Philadelphia enesihloko esithi “UDee wenza ifilimu engcolile” lapho umlingisi u-Danny DeVito ezenza isazi-mlando sobuciko obuqanjiwe u-Ongo Gablogian ukuze ahlabe umxhwele abaqoqi bezobuciko.Isenzo sihlekisa ngokuzazisa komhlaba wobuciko be-elitist.
“Lo mbukiso uyisiwula futhi uyacasula.Sonke isiqephu sihamba kanje: “Buyini ubuciko?“Kungani into ibiza izigidi ngenxa nje yokuthi yadwetshwa umuntu othile, ngisho noma iwumbhalo nje nombhedo?”Kusho u-Ongo eRitual Coffee Roasters kuValencia Street.
NgoJuni 2020, u-Ongo waqeda ukwakheka komlingiswa oqanjiwe ngezinguquko ezithile zesitayela ezifaka isikhumba esiwolintshi nezibuko zelanga eziluhlaza.
“Umngane wami wake wathi, 'O, i-Ongo ingaba idizayini epholile,'” esho.“Ngadweba lokhu ngase ngicabanga, 'Yebo, yiyona le.
U-Ongo waqala ukuba nesithakazelo ku-graffiti njengomfundi oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala eNyuvesi yaseWisconsin lapho ebona i-koi emigwaqweni yedolobha lakubo eMilwaukee.Kamuva wathola ukuthi izinhlanzi zazipendwe uJeremy Novy, naye owapenda eSan Francisco.
Ngokuka-Ongo, ukubona ikhadi lebhizinisi lomculi wasemgwaqweni ku-flyover noma kwelinye ikona elingacacile kwakufana neqanda lePhasika, elimxhumanisa nomdali.
U-Ongo ubuye uhlatshwe umxhwele umsebenzi womdwebi wezithombe u-Shepard Fairey, umdali wedizayini ye-Obey, owaziwa nangokuthi iphosta ye-Hope ka-Obama kanye nezingubo zokugqoka ezinegama elifanayo.
"Umsebenzi wakhe wonke wawumayelana nokuphindaphinda, ukwenza abantu babone into efanayo ngokuphindaphindiwe futhi bacabange, 'O, kufanele kube nokuthile kulokhu,'” kusho u-Ongo.
Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, ngo-2016, u-Ongo waphothula iziqu ze-psychology ne-sociology futhi ngokushesha wathuthela eSan Francisco ukuze alandele intombi yakhe yangaleso sikhathi, eyayithuthele edolobheni ngenxa yomsebenzi.Wabe esegibela eqasha ochwepheshe waze waxoshwa ekuqaleni kuka-2020, kwathi ngoJuni walowo nyaka, wapenda imidwebo yakhe yokuqala ye-Ongo emafasiteleni anephaneli eMishini engenalutho.isitolongenxa ye-Covid.
U-Ongo waqala ukugqama edolobheni, eya e-Outer Richmond, Inner Sunset, Haight and Mission.Omunye wemidwebo ka-Ongo ekuqaleni uthathe cishe imizuzu engama-45 ukuwudweba, kodwa wawuthola komunye umdwebi wezithombe ngesikhathi evakashele i-À.pe, isitolo esidayisa upende, ubuciko nezingubo.ngokushesha.
U-Ongo uthe wenza imali elinganiselwa ku-$2,000 ngenyanga ngokudayisa ubuciko ngesizindalwazi sakhe, lapho akhangisa khona izimpawu zamabhasi akwa-Muni, amamephu, kanye nezitofu ezithathwe emigwaqweni yedolobha zapendwe ngophawu lwakhe.
Kodwa ukuqasha indawo yokuhlala esifundeni seMishini yedolobha kukhiqiza ingxenye enkulu yenzuzo eyenziwa ngumdwebi.
U-Ongo uzibophezele ngokuhlala edolobheni lapho akholelwa ukuthi abantu bazisa futhi bagunyaze ubuciko basemgwaqweni ngendlela engekho edolobheni lakubo eMilwaukee.U-Ongo uthi ngeke kuvimbe abantu ukuthi bachithe imali eningi lapha kunasekhaya.
“Ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuzoqhubeka eSan Francisco.Abaculi bahlonishwa lapha,” kusho u-Ongo.“Ekhaya, abantu bakuthatha njengento encane yokuzilibazisa.”
Esikhathini esidlule, abadwebi be-graffiti bazakhele igama ngokufafaza amathegi abo kulo lonke idolobha futhi bathola udumo nemali engenayo ezinkampanini zabo, okuhlanganisa - mhlawumbe ngendlela engathandeki - umculi wasemgwaqweni uFnnch, owaziwa ngamabhere akhe angavamile.
Ukunwetshwa akuyona into ehamba phambili ku-Ongo kulesi sigaba.Uthe ubegxile kakhulu ekukhokheleni izikweletu ngaphambi kokuthi azame ukwenza imali ngelebula lakhe alifunayo, nakuba izingubo zasemgwaqweni ezifana ne-Obey bezivele zibonwa njengento engase ibe nentshisekelo.
“Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule kwakungacabangeki ukuhlala lapha,” kusho u-Ungo.“Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, ukuba yiciko ngokugcwele bekungaqondakali.Ngangikholelwa nsuku zonke ngezinyathelo ezincane futhi ngabona ukuthi izophenduka ibe yini.
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I-Left Bank Brasserie itholakala ku-Jack London Square, indawo yokucima ukoma yase-Latin American lapho ukuphela kwe-pisco obsession yase-San Francisco.
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