Jordana Zeldin's photographs of New York City Subway advertisements that have been altered, vandalized or completely ripped-apart by anonymous passengers chronicle an ever-changing underground landscape that is at once playful, sexually-charged, angry and often unexpectedly quite beautiful. Transformed by Sharpie® pens and bits of tape, the frequently garish billboards by which millions of City commuters are surrounded every day become social and historical documents, fleeting evidence of the moment in which someone fulfilled the impulse to make a personal conviction public.
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Jordana Zeldin, a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York, has been making pictures since her early teens. She has always been drawn to the way in which the act of photographing something plain, common and altogether ordinary can make it new and worthy of reconsideration. She holds a degree in Film and American Studies from the University of East Anglia in England and has both trained and worked as a Teaching Assistant at the International Center of Photography in New York City.
Publish Date October 08, 2008
Dimensions Standard Portrait 88 pgs
Premium Paper, matte finish
Category Fine Art Photography
Tags jordana zeldin, street art, new york city, underground, marketing, vandalism, graffiti, advertising, subway
MisterHappy1 says
wonderful images. a great book . please check out my photo book....Meet Mr Happy. I would love to read your comments on it :) Happy Girl
posted at 08:24am Apr 02 PST