Ser Serpas

INTERVIEW AND PORTRAITS BY OLIVIER ZAHM SER SERPAS IS A POLITICAL ARTIST FROM NEW YORK WHO BRINGS THE STREET INTO THE GALLERY AND SOMETIMES RETURNS THE COMPONENTS OF THE WORKS TO WHERE SHE FOUND THEM. OLIVIER ZAHM — Ser, when did you decide to pursue a career in art? SER SERPAS — I started about six years ago, but before that, I was writing poetry. OLIVIER ZAHM — So, we can still say that you’re a young artist. SER SERPAS — Yes. I have a few more years. [Laughs] OLIVIER ZAHM — So, what attracted you to New York? You moved here five years ago, right? SER SERPAS — No, in 2013. I went to college here at Columbia, uptown. And I came because I met Hari Nef on Tumblr. I was in LA, and I was very attracted to her and her life in the city. OLIVIER ZAHM —…