PROOF 001
The city circles back
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMERhubarb by Aphex TwinLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
The buildings closed around the sky, but the streetlight made one clean opening. I stopped underneath it.
09 MEDIA PRESENTSBROOKLYN / NEW YORK
PASSING
PROOF
Original photography, music and the words that stayed.
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01LOOK UP
PROOF 002
East Forty Seventh
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMEStormy Weather by Etta JamesLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
Umbrellas filled the edges. In the middle, one person reached out toward the street.
PROOF 003
Thirty Fourth
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMEAscension by MaxwellLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
The escalator divided the frame. Four people, four directions, one station carrying all of them.
02STREET LEVEL
PROOF 004
Crossing Forty Seventh
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMENew York Is Killing Me by Gil Scott HeronLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
Traffic stopped just long enough for everyone to claim a line through the intersection.
PROOF 005
Parked under trees
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMECadillac Walk by Mink DeVilleLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
The hood reflected the branches above it. The car felt less parked than planted.
PROOF 006
Malcolm X Boulevard
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMECrosstown Traffic by Jimi HendrixLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
The bus filled one side of the frame. Scaffolding pulled the eye straight through the other.
03OTHER WORLDS
PROOF 007
Below the surface
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMEUnderwater Love by Smoke CityLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
A dark room, a little reflected light and one figure moving toward the surface.
PROOF 008
Across the river
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMEThe Only Living Boy in New York by Simon and GarfunkelLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
The Manhattan Bridge cut across the whole view. The small boats kept the river from feeling still.
PROOF 009
Rim of winter
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMEWinter in America by Gil Scott HeronLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
Ice clung to the red rim. Above it, the sky looked ready for another game.
04KEEP MOVING
PROOF 010
Between trains
LISTEN WITH THE FRAMEKick Push by Lupe FiascoLISTENOpen field noteTap to read+
The skateboard stayed vertical. Everything behind it moved sideways.
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