The Shadow World Under the El in Philadelphia
My good friend David Kessler has a really great video series going called “Shadow World“. I love this show because it’s so different than other things you see online. It’s quiet. It’s edgy. It’s fresh. And it’s a great form of citizen journalism in a way that other mediums can’t possibly match.
Also, I love that David is making the best out of a bad situation. Shadow World all started because he got a super-low rent starving artist’s apartment on one of the poorest, hard scrabble corners in Philly and decided instead of sulking about it, he’d turn it into an art project. Inspired by his friend Zoe Strauss the famous South Philly photographer and his collaboration with her on the documentary film If You Break the Skin, he shows delicate and compassionate portraits of his neighbors.
He’s getting some good attention for the project, having been recently written up in the Philly Metro and he’s just telling me now that the Philadelphia Inquirer is working on (update: it’s up!) a longer story about the him and the project. wOOt!
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December 8, 2007 at 1:41 pm
[...] of his excellent art-video blog of the same name. If you haven’t watched any episodes, do yourself a favor ...
November 24, 2008 at 2:19 pm
[...] from last year - “Shadow World” - into a film. I’ve written about his work before here, as I ...