Back in the Park (2021)

This is a work that evolved out of play and a sudden impulse I had been recording footage for a work in Midtown Manhattan On one particular occasion it was not a productive day for me As a result I felt a bit stressed out and began to just drift through the streets It was a cool and pleasant afternoon There were a lot of people relaxing at Bryant Park so I stepped into the park myself Within less than a minute and without a conscious motive in mind I grabbed the camera out of my pocket and began to exercise my own form of pleasure and relaxation moving the camera through space caressing or playing with shapes and forms as well as shadows Later on in spirit of that afternoon and out of the recorded footage I composed Back in the Park Ernie Gehr