Monolith documents Manhattan's evolving skyline during the early decades of the 21st century, preserving a visual record before the city's next transformative construction boom. Inspired by the architectural criticism of Ada Louise Huxtable and the visionary drawings of Hugh Ferriss, these photographs portray skyscrapers through four movements that relate to the visceral experience of navigating the urban hardscape: fortresses, illusions, obstacles, and meditations.
Working with a Hasselblad camera and Tri-X film, I seek to delineate the atmosphere and mythic qualities embodied by these structures. When experiencing this constructed world, towers emanate a posture and character that is felt, and I see them metaphorically as cynosures—stars that illuminate and define this city.
The project comprises approximately 80 photographs, developed in collaboration with Gregory Wakabayashi—art director whose work includes Richard Avedon and Saul Leiter. The complete work has been designed as a book awaiting publication.
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