Apt 11
New York, NY
10016
"Before and After" was a great opportunity for me to utilize a space that is familiar to me, and no longer will be. My sister was moving out of her apartment, and originally I assumed I could shoot it before the move, and then afterward. When the project objective became more clear, to create some kind of 'change' within a limited time period, I realized it would be better to make my own creative decisions.
To me this project was an emotional experience; a place where we had many experiences, and one I’ve even lived in myself. This place looks strange now, and yet is still familiar, like an old friend you haven't seen in a while who has become nearly unrecognizable. Stark white walls, scattered with remains of the battlefield.
As I observed the space, I noticed a few items left behind after her move. I looked over the objects that remained and I decided to take on their shape, to mimic them.
I stood there thinking,
"These things left behind, they are all I have left now, to try and remember what was once here, and yet they must mean nothing, since she left them."
So I gave them meaning; paying homage to this apartment through these objects left here, as I wish that I could join them in occupying this space I will miss dearly.
To lighten my homage to this space, I thought I'd do a second concept, since I had some time to spare. My sister and I had an inside joke that her place was haunted, so I decided to play off that joke and create scenes of posters flying off the walls, and surrounding spirits who love to move things when nobody is around to see. There was always some mystery about Apartment 11, and I needed to acknowledge that before I locked the door at 238 East 33rd for the last time.
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