Capturing Manhattan Stillness


I just love these photos by New York photographer Arne Svenson 
Not everyone does. His new project The Neighbors
a series of photographs recently on display in Los Angeles, 
has caused quite a stir. 

Svenson has taken photographs of his new york neighbors, 
through the windows of their own homes, showing 
unscripted and random, yet intriguing human moments, 
that really sets my imagination in motion... 


 The grid structure of the windows 
frame the quotidian activities of the neighbors, 
forming images which are 
endearing, theatrical and rather puzzling. 

I love the stillness, the simple elegance. 
The photos makes me think of paintings by 


 Arne Svenson is known for his eccentric interpretations of the everyday and familiar. 

The Neighbors is his latest project - a subtle yet provocative set of photographs; 
a social, class and aesthetic study of life behind the windows of high-rise condos. 
The photos mirror our cultural curiosity and preoccupation with other people’s lives – 
think Facebook, Instagram, reality television etc. 
   

Svenson's New York neighbors are quite unhappy about the whole thing - 
crying out at the invasion of their privacy, and are considering legal action.


Arne Svenson: "For my subjects there is no question of privacy; 
they are performing behind a transparent scrim on a stage 
of their own creation with the curtain raised high." 

I guess that is why I have no problem with this project.
Do you?
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Concrete and copper in Stockholm Sports Bar

It's been a hectic couple of weeks, and I'm sorry for the irregular updates here. To compensate for the silence, I'll give you a set of photos from a newly designed restaurant in Stockholm. 
It's the talented Swedish designer Richard Lindvall who has turned a parking garage into a  restaurant, re-using lots of old material and light fixtures.
Over at Richard Lindvall's website, he tells us how he, after a trip to old factories, found the design concept for this project. The natural raw atmosphere of the space was kept and used as a base for the concept. Floors were made of concrete and casted benches were mounted directly onto the walls. A large fire place in copper and a unique lighting arrangement was custom-made to give warmth to the industrial environment.
Frequently used materials include concrete, copper, steel and white tiles.


Above: Tables made of concrete with tops in copper. Photographs of the workers who built the restaurant, are by Mattias Lindbäck.  I can't wait to visit!  Update: I hear from Emma, over att Emmas blog, that the original restaurant is now closed. They've turned it into a sports bar instead. The interior design is still there, but more or less covered in sports paraphenilia...  

Below: picture from another design project in Stockholm, by Richard Lindvall 

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