Video: Basketball hoops in New York: street photography project
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Basketball is considered to be the national game in the United States. The abundance of playgrounds on the streets is the first thing that caught the eye of the famous French photographer Frank Bohbotwhen he first visited New York. About the love of Americans for this sport - the photo cycle of the master "This Game We Play" ("The Game We Play").
The works of Frank Bobot are well known to the readers of the site Culturology. RF, because we have written about his work many times. A distinctive feature of his photo cycles is the absence of people in the photographs, the main thing for the artist is the aestheticization of the surrounding space. So, we have already seen the deserted pools of Paris and the deserted exhibition halls of the Louvre. Now it is the turn of the basketball courts, which, of course, have no players.
Frank Bobot was really surprised when he saw that literally in every district of the city on the street you can find basketball hoops. Playgrounds are a meeting place for neighbors and friends, where you can throw the ball for fun or arrange friendly competitions.
Instead of being distracted by watching gambling, Frank Bobot prefers to look at empty basketball courts for a long time. Old rusty rings and new ones gleaming with fresh paint are so different, they attract the attention of the photographer. An uncomplicated photo cycle is interesting at least because it reminds: sport is the best medicine not only for diseases, but also for bad mood. So, if you wish, you can safely go to the street and us. Not with a ball, but with skis or skates, fortunately, there are real Epiphany frosts in the yard.
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