Human embrace in the City of New York.
While NYC does have its romantic side, it's not the first thing that comes to mind when I think of a day in the city. There is "closeness," but that's due to the number of human beings in one small area. For me, these two scenes, one spontaneous the other staged, play with ideas of love, closeness, and "the romantic."
With the couple on the subway, I find a genuine emotion shown in their embrace---they are comforting each other, and neither seem to care that they are in a public place.
The wedding couple in Grand Central Station became a spectacle, and their pose seemed to be just that, a performance for the public. I can imagine that the photos shot by their wedding photographer present a "romantic" scene---perhaps it is where the two met. Maybe they are trying to say their love withstands the chaos and confusion of daily life (another overly romanticized idea).
Both well seen Gordon. The one on the subway does have a genuine feel of closeness. I wonder how hard it would be to find similar evidence of closeness and comfort? Could reveal some interesting ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe second image is just as telling but in a different respect -- the idea of performance for the camera. And in the age of social media it's easy to imagine the final product being pushed out on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook as part of the new couple's brand.
Again, could be the start of another project -- looking for evidence of insincere branding...