Online: SIX FEET APART BUT STILL TOGETHER Online Discussion

As part of our fourth annual East Village Arts Festival, we are happy to have local photographer Paul Adrian Davies discussing his work, Saturday, December 5th at 3pm (Eastern time). Recording of the event is here.

Among many other projects, Paul A. Davies, a long time resident of the Lower East Side, has recently been working on photographs of the East Village's streets during pandemic. He will show us his work, discuss the process and inspirations, and answer questions. 

“As a photographer, I am always drawn to the street as a place to capture the mood of the moment. I have never experienced a year like this one. Besides the huge impact of Covid of life on the streets, we have witnessed activities relating to the Black Lives Matter movement, the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, climate change, the Presidential Election campaigns and the associated vote drive. As well as providing the stage for activities, the streets participate, observe and comment on these societal changes through posters, murals, graffiti and signage. These are the cave paintings of our modern society. At some point the cave paintings will fade away or be covered by new ones, the plywood palaces where we sit bravely grabbing a meal or a drink will be disassembled and the small circle on the floor of the post office where we stand patiently waiting in line to buy a stamp will be a distant memory. Until then we stand six feet apart but still together” - Paul Adrian Davies.