NYC Journal 58, and empathy
Hey there again, so there’s a hope that you’d know this, but only seeing these online I’m not so sure, so I want you to, I want to make jarringly clear to you, the imperativeness to know this: that each of these people is an extension of me, and I of them. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, voyeuristic, or parodic, or deriding in these, no shell of sarcasm or hyperbole. No, they are offered with incredible tenderness…unimaginable really. Do you see this? Or at least can you believe this? For all that goes into them, I still worry it is lost b/c of stunted capabilities, on my part of course, not yours, b/c of my limited reach. Often it feels like a scream-whisper on a windy day, that for all the effort and intent dissipates to bad-noise and then nothing before the count of one-Mississi… Imagine near-tears near my eyes when I work one these, as it’s something much like that.
Apologies for authorial trespassing and arm twisting.
Here you go:
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2008
graeme - you are very very good at these. how do u not get clocked by some of these people? !!!
lol but, really, very good work
Comment by cameron k — September 3, 2008 @ 3:36 pm
I see honesty and respect when I look at your work. Thank you for sharing your work with us.
Comment by David M — September 3, 2008 @ 8:33 pm
“graeme - you are very very good at these. how do u not get clocked by some of these people? !!!
lol but, really, very good work”
He has an honest Manitobian scottish face people can’t really be mad at. As much as you might want to, you really can’t fight a canadian. Its not possible.
Comment by jw — September 4, 2008 @ 1:50 am
@jw: laughing out loud!
Comment by admin — September 4, 2008 @ 8:05 am
these keep getting more fantastic. the second picture on this roll it unreal.
Comment by mr. diggles — September 12, 2008 @ 10:17 am
Just got back from Berlin where I saw a very good exhibition of Leonard Freed’s work. These remind me of his earlier street work. Great job, this series gets stronger with each post.
Comment by Mr. T — September 15, 2008 @ 6:59 am