JR Brings Ellis Island's Abandoned Hospital to Life
By Melena Ryzik
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/arts/design/jr-brings-ellis-islands-abandoned-hospital-to-life.html?ref=design
The article is about an art project in the abandoned Ellis Island immigrant hospital named "Unframed-Ellis Island" by the French artist JR. It is a large scale street portraiture project where he used the actual immigrant pictures taken at the hospital 100 or so year ago and implemented and installed them to the hospitals abandoned walls, windows, doors and hallways. His idea is to respect the architecture and bring those memories back. I've picked this article because it captured my attention since I've always wanted to visit Ellis Island, and now through the pictures I've seen from the gallery, I feel the urge to go visit more than ever! The images were fascinating, but at the same time some were creepy and cold, gave me goose bumps. I've definitely put down this abandoned hospital on my bucket list to live in the moment of back in those days while I'm visiting. It was a really interesting article, and I was amazed by the artist's creative approach.
Artist JR used the real picture of the doctors on the wall. Photo credit goes to Joshua Bright from The NY Times.
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