August 1997, Greenpoint, NY1998

Shot on location on Kent Avenue, on the Greenpoint waterfront, before the area was revitalized into unaffordable housing and boutiques, this hand-processed film is a wistful meditation on the obsolescence of the urban industrial landscapes that occupied the outskirts of most neighborhoods in New York City. In this work, the kinetic movement of the film emulsion has replaced the frantic motion of the city. The decaying facades and antiquated architectural features of these demolished buildings are captured with faltering grains of silver nitrate and straying electrolytes.