So the baby's been sick, I've been spending lots of money and not making any, the landlord is trying to kick us out because he needs to sell the place so that he doesn't go bankrupt, it's been raining for 40 day and 40 nights, and most of the phone calls I've gotten lately are advertisements, BUT, all things considered, life is beautiful in this stinky year of the OX
Above are some selections from a series I've been working on - SKYPE Portraits
These are some of the the people that have kept me psychologically, creatively and emotionally in tact for the last 9 years of my life
They all live in NYC and SKYPE is the only way to see and talk to them these days... 13 hours apart, usually late at night or early in the morning, in the intimacy of their own homes, pajamas,hangovers, hangups, etc... mediated by a pulsing cross continental spaghetti wire mess that turns us both into pixelated pumpkin pies
Jean Christian Bourcart is a photographer/filmmaker/artist whose work has been shown virtually everywhere on the planet to much critical acclaim, including an upcoming show in Shanghai which I have to get busy arranging
Marcus Burnett is one kickass cinematographer who, despite his serene calm persona has shot some mean television docu+drama, commercials, features and, once in a while, under the influence of his goodforniothing artist friends, some super experimental shorts.
Clients include:Ralph Lauren, National Geographic, and God herself
When Shanghai is still pulling itself out of one sopping post new Year melancholy - I go Skype... to NY where the weather and mood is just as sweet
as always... click to enlarge
