Urban photos

February 1st, 2008

We went down to the financial district with Gilles and Swan so Gilles could get footage of us in an urban setting for the installation. He was also taking photos, but I think Ana took some of these too.

The photo shoot was really a chance to be set free in New York and just work in a foreign environment. Swan let us go with a little less direction than usual. He told us to be characters, creature-like, working in these surroundings. Just to use the feeling that we didn’t belong in the setting that we were dancing in. I mean, I wasn’t in a suit with a briefcase; I was dancing on Wall Street in a sweater and skirt. At least I wasn’t wearing a bubble.

It was kind of awkward at first. Most people wouldn’t look at us. Of course, you have the typical jaded New Yorker who just thinks you’re crazy and ignores you. Some people were interested, like in this photo, but most people just wouldn’t interact with us.

I like this one:

We had just been asked to leave the store behind me when and we were going to start walking back down the street. This was right after the part in the video trailer with me looking in the taxi windows. I was looking for more people to interact with but the street was empty. That’s when I saw the scaffolding on the side of the building. I started climbing it while Swan was yelling ‘get down, you going to break it!’

It was a pretty fun day. I mean how often do you get to dance around New York City for work?

-Jason

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