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• Eric Parnes’s 9-11 piece

  September 9, 2011

  

  Eric Parnes, who contributed his artwork to the Understanding Campaign last year, created this stunning new piece about the attacks of September 11.

  The New York Times will be exhibiting “World Trade Center” from September 8th through the 12th. This exhibit is open to the public and will also be featured in the paper’s weekend supplement on September 11, 2011, in a special tribute for the tenth-year anniversary.
   
  One of the most lauded works from Parnes’ oeuvre, World Trade Center utilizes actual debris from arguably the most important event of the early 21st century. “On September 11th,” the artist recalls, “I watched from my roof in real time the display that unfolded in New York City.  After the second Tower collapsed, something inside compelled me to immediately descend to the unfolding chaos downtown. I snuck into the off-limit zones, knowing the labyrinth of streets in the area and experienced the drama first hand. Equipped with a dust mask and camera, I found only a few fellow New Yorkers roaming the area in a seemingly mesmerized daze. It was this particular contrast of the intensity of hours earlier, with so many survivors seeking refuge from the wreckage that I found so disturbing.  Silence accompanied the morning breeze, sprinkling bits of someone’s morning paper and various fragments.”

  http://www.ericrobertparnes.com/

  Tags: art

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