Gowanus Impressions 10:57:46AM - Limited Edition 5 of 20 Photograph

The Gowanus Canal, and the land surrounding it, is toxic. It is also very beautiful and very valuable. Those of us who have grown to love the Canal and its environs may likely mourn its passing some day. Where now there is a haunting, gritty, chimerical beauty, there may some day be another predictable high rise condominium; where now artists work in old silos and warehouses, franchise stores may some day rise up. Although I have photographed Gowanus numerous times over the years, it was only in 2009 that I first made images that felt deeply satisfying to me. These efforts of mine culminated at a time when the canal and the surrounding neighborhood appeared to be at a crossroads, and perhaps, that is why the Canal finally gave up its secrets to me. Or, perhaps my creativity was awakened by the immediacy of either development or federal superfund intervention. There were, and still are, pressing concerns and interests at stake. What the community does and how it gathers its forces may ultimately provide the answers to these complex issues. My Gowanus Impressions series is limited to twenty editions. This photograph was included in Abrams Books critically acclaimed book, New York in Color, curated by Bob Shamis. Seventeen photographs from the Gowanus Impressions series is in the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Historical Society

Photography:Color on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:22 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in

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