By Ben Passikoff,James Trager
At the soft age of 16, Ben Passikoff roamed round ny along with his digital camera to record those interesting signs—hand-painted messages written everywhere in the urban. This photographic assortment gains symptoms painted within the 1800s in addition to within the twenty first century; symptoms that publicize funeral houses, meat, and lingerie; symptoms stretched throughout iconic structures; or even indicators which are not legible. utilizing his photos as a looking-glass into the prior, Passikoff presents insightful statement at the monetary, social, and historic importance of trade in ny urban, and its vanishing ghost indicators, now preserved during this photographic record.
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