This body of work, created by Christopher Thomas, is technically brilliant. All of the images were shot on a custom-made large-format camera. Thomas used Polaroid film and shot in none other than my favorite, long exposures. Each frame consists of a mindful composition displaying several famous locations beautifully around the iconic city of New York City. The artist combined these techniques along with a conceptually driven idea in mind to compose a powerful set of images in this series titled, "New York Sleeps."
The artist's intentions in these images that he made over a decade speak for themselves upon analyzation. Christopher made photos of the ever-so-alive NYC without the presence of humans walking among the streets. He appears to be intending to show 19th century tranquility while also hinting at an apocalyptic end in the city. What is so impressive to me is the fact that he photographed famous locations in a city that is already so busy and populated, with no people in the photos. It's one thing to capture people-less moments around alleyways or other non-busy areas such as that, but to have no people in front of these famous locations is impressive. I guess it really shows the commitment it took to capture locations over the course of a decade such as The Guggenheim, Grand Central Station, and Radio City Music Hall just to name a few.
I personally really each image individually and the overall concept in general. There's something about surreal images like this, that always catch my attention. What's surreal is just the fact that one of the biggest cities in the world was captured in such lifeless moments. The way that he made these photos is what truly makes them unique amongst the millions of NYC photos out there. It goes to show that taking your time when it comes to wanting to create good work in something you love, really pays off.
No comments:
Post a Comment