Lisa Young


Ornithography. (Detail), 2000. Iris print.
Photographs of airplanes flying overhead were captured during varied weather conditions and times of day. The title Ornithography is formed by combining two words, ornithology (study of birds) and choreography (writing of movement).


Ornithography. 2000. Iris print. 29” x 41”


Canyon of Heroes/Tickertape. 2001. Iris print. 18” x 42”
Four photographs of tickertape hovering in mid-air were repositioned to create a space that is both continuous and fractured.


One Way Ferry to Manhattan. 2001. 20 C-prints. 20” x 24”.
The Staten Island Ferry was photographed during one of its daily transits from Staten Island to Manhattan. The photographs were positioned in a grid that both recorded and repositioned the narrative of the trip.

 

Beloved Object (day) and Beloved Object (night), 2002. Two grids of 20 C-prints. Each grid: 20” x 24”.
Photographs of discarded Christmas Trees were taken while walking through Soho. The same area of Soho was canvassed again that night. The photographs were positioned in two grids, one for day and one for night.