Fred Becker "Photographers' still-life creations inspired by Brooklyn and beyond"
Brooklyn Public Library (Central)
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My found object series was a serendipitous event. In 2003 I was fishing at Dead Horse Bay, which is located at the southern end of Flatbush Avenue. Around the bend, I could hear what sounded like wind chimes. It was tens of thousands of shards of broken dishes and glass moving to–and–fro in the gentle waves of the bay. What I had come upon was a New York City landfill site from the 1940s and '50s. Over the course of 50 years, the wind, rain and tides had eroded the sand—filled dumping grounds and uncovered the everyday objects of the men, women and children from that era. Their shoes, toys and everyday utensils lay glistening on the wet sand of Dead Horse Bay.
I made many trips to Dead Horse Bay, especially after a major storm, and collected buckets of treasures to take home and photograph as still-life in my studio.
All of the photographs were taken with a 4 x 5 camera using Ektachrome and black–and–white film.
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from September 27, 2011 to January 31, 2012