9.19.10-The Bronx: Deconstructed

[1520 Sedgwick Ave. The birthplace of Hip Hop]

The Bronx: Deconstructed: 

Presented by the Robert Moses Walk Project

This particular walk was an exploration of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and the community that surrounds it. Overall it was a really insightful and painful walk. Painful because this "convenient" expressway bisects and consequently destroys a neighborhood's coherence. Urban Planning is extraordinary because it reflects a society's priorities at a specific moment in history. The loud and perpetually busy neighborhood wore me down after only two hours but I walked away knowing a little more about the history the Bronx. If you are interested in Urban Planning/Decay, check out the highly recommended The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

blakeuntitledwalkproject.org

What I Love: Wish Tree by Yoko Ono at the MoMA.

*Photos from the lovely Sparked Blog.

Yoko Ono's Wish Tree commemorating 9/11 at MoMA. I've already loved this idea. I still remember doing a similar project at an international camp. I bought and planted a weeping willow on camp grounds, installed a box with writing supplies and invited everyone to write down their wish and attach it to the tree's flowing branches. Physically beautiful but I think it also acknowledges the possible presence of a higher power, whether religious or natural.

8.29.10 - A Tug boat tour and DUMBO

*Cropped Fuji Instax 210*

A tug boat tour on the East River and an afternoon spent in Dumbo.

8.15.10-Ditmas Park

Ditmas Park, I love seeing clothing lines.

Inspiration: Stephen Shore for Urban Outfitters

Inspiration: Louis Reith, Illustrator

5.25.10-Private Tour of the Met

Blessed to have a private tour of the Met. Thanks Luce and Marianne! The former tourist/baby stroller hub is completely different on this quiet Monday morning.

[exhibit: Big Bambu by Doug + Mike Starn]

5.15.10 - Danny Saves the Day

Danny repots a dying plant, salvaged from the troubled streets of Brooklyn, NY.

Inspiration: Justin Cooper Photography

Jonathan

Photographs of Jonathan in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

Inspiration: Ad Campaign by Young & Rubicam

Ad Campaign for European Surfrider Foundation
Advertising agency Young & Rubicam
Photography by Ben Stockley

"In the sea there's no such thing as a little bit of rubbish"

European Surfrider Foundation is a non profit organization dedicated to defending, saving, improving and managing a sustainable ocean. The ad is beautiful and surreal. I think it perfectly illustrates how long it takes garbage to break down in our environment. It also brings to mind the Pacific garbage patch that is exceeds the size of Texas...

Inspiration: Bigert & Bergström

Mikrokosmos by Bigert & Bergström
[http://www.bigertbergstrom.com/]

Installations inspired by molecular structure and are lit from the inside. Such an innovative way to present photographs!