September 16, 2007: Mike Nelson At Essex Street Market
If you haven't been there already, you owe it to yourself to visit Mike Nelson's A Psychic Vacuum. In the hulking, disused shell of the Essex Street Market, Nelson has created an entire world-- room after room of spooky, haunting stuff. I spent about an hour exploring the place, but you could get lost there for days.
Here's an alternate version of the top shot with a wider field of view.
Related:
Mike Nelson interview at Gothamist
Sam's Mike Nelson pictures
Joe Holmes' Mike Nelson pictures
The Entire Exhibit documented at Flickr
Comments
sweet....that shot of the bar is very nice. also the pano puts mine to shame. damn you.
i really loved this exhibit-- i think it gives a wider audience a taste of what urban explorer types experience when they enter a disused or abandoned building. i had expected it to feel totally contrived-- but every room felt natural-- like they could have been there for years.
I'm just sorry it's only open three days a week. I'd like to go back today!
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