Lifeless Preserver by CoreyBlack
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Description
This picture was made on the Bernard Street pedestrian walk-bridge over the north branch of the Chicago River. It was taken about 30 minutes before "Still Life With Duct Tape." The bright orange, graffiti-smeared object you see before you is the vandalized cover for the rather dead-looking life preserver inside.
This picture was made in the Albany Park area of Chicago, on December 19th, 2009.
Comments (8)
blankfrancine
Amazing found object.Effective photography.
beachzz
LOL, the things that turn up on the streets. I know someone who furnished his house with stuff he found on the streets of San Francisco!1
tstray1
Love the title, and it would be in Chicago, Great photo!!!
Chipka
Great picture! The color is so intense, almost eye-stabbing, but in a good way. I love the river in the left background and the water drops on the thing itself and on the support cables! I love rich details and this has plenty of those! Great narrative too...the idea of a lifeless life preserver is just loopy. As always, great work. Zooming in is worth it too...there's so much in here that's incredibly subtle and it cannot be seen unless you zoom! That's a wonderful thing because it shows that your work is something you can't look at casually...you must spend time with it and let it reveal itself in its own time and in its own way. That--to me--is what makes great art and this is great art.
Meisiekind
great find and capture Corey! I wonder if this rather unused item can tell some stories! :))
auntietk
I love this! But you know how I see things ... it's the left-hand third of the image that grabs my attention. I have to pull back from that fascinating image-within-an-image to see the larger picture, and when I do it's like another world, equally fascinating. But then I'm drawn back ... Excellent image!
elfin14doaks
It's a bit disturbing. The fact they feel it necessary to have live preservers on a foot bridge over the river. This is a really great shot though. The Bridge looks quite rusty.
bmac62
A wonderful eye-catcher...this almost dead life preserver. I am sure you've made better use of it as an object of photography than the vandals with their spray cans. You've returned a bit of digity to it:) Good one Corey.