West Fayette Street, #5, 2012
Syracuse-based photographer and teacher Willson Cummer‘s new project “Available” explores buildings and vacant lots in Central New York that are for sale or lease. “In the current economy, there are hundreds of such properties,” Cummer says. “The state of availability is a poignant one. When a person says they’re available, it means they are looking for a new romantic relationship. These vacant buildings and sites are also looking for new life. They are in limbo states between one purpose and another. I am attracted to the humble paint jobs that cover up graffiti, as well as the buildings that sport graffiti. Often these structures appear to have been made without much concern for architecture. A certain amount of square footage was needed, and a building was thrown up to suit. The vernacular architecture is visually intriguing.”
Cummer, whose work plumbs the intersection of the built and natural worlds, recently exhibited another of his projects, a series of images of parking garages, at OK Harris gallery in New York City.
Bowman Road, 2012.
East Jefferson Street, 2011.
West Fayette Street #1, 2011.
Solar Street, 2012.
West Fayette Street, #2.
Wyoming Street, 2012.
West Fayette Street #3, 2012.
Walton Street, 2012.
West Fayette Street #4, 2012.
And this passes for noteworthy, why? Absolutely boring!
Photos of the day? If your a real estate agent. Uninspired and boring.
Agreed. These look like the first shots someone might take on the way home from buying their first DSLR.
“Art” is subjective after all. I say good for the lucky photographer for getting recognized (he should also maybe go buy a lottery ticket while he’s on this streak)
Remember, there are people who think Snookie is relevant!
I like the photos. They convey a sadness.
Pro Photographer?? Do you really earn 50% of your income with a camera? I certainly would not pay for these snapshots. What happened to a subjects’ depth of field? Simple composition? Why are the photos square? All DSLR’s are 2 by 3 ratio which is needed in architectural photos as well as a wide angle lens. Also, the junk in the foreground is distracting. Good job on getting some gallery to support your training.
Lovely images displaying the lonely effects of urban plight and recession Great Work.
? I could have gone onto Google Earth and taken some screen grabs instead … would look exactly the same.
In my view this is a fine work. It’s a documentary typology but the images are far from dull and univolving.