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Al_2011_©Phil Kline for AuthentiCity
NEW NEW YORK
Interpreting New York's authenticity is a challenge. New buildings reshape the city's ever-changing facade, creating an eerie landscape that juxtaposes the old and the new, the established and the intruder.
This dynamic tension is reflected in lifestyles as well. New Yorkers express a connection to their Environment through appearance, and appearance in many ways communicates and identifies one's lifestyle (or the lifestyle one desires) to others. I'm interested in how New Yorkers forge a sense of self by speaking in cultural symbols that construct a personal identity. These photographs are a record of a few New Yorkers that I’ve come across in my own day-to-day life.
Al_2011_©Phil Kline for AuthentiCity
NEW NEW YORK
Interpreting New York's authenticity is a challenge. New buildings reshape the city's ever-changing facade, creating an eerie landscape that juxtaposes the old and the new, the established and the intruder.
This dynamic tension is reflected in lifestyles as well. New Yorkers express a connection to their Environment through appearance, and appearance in many ways communicates and identifies one's lifestyle (or the lifestyle one desires) to others. I'm interested in how New Yorkers forge a sense of self by speaking in cultural symbols that construct a personal identity. These photographs are a record of a few New Yorkers that I’ve come across in my own day-to-day life.