Photographer Arne Svenson's
The Neighbors is "social documentation in a very rarified environment". Svenson's New York City apartment affords him a clear view of his neighbors across the street and he took advantage of this view, taking photographs of them which are now being exhibited at theJulie Saul Gallery in Chelsea. His neighbors feel that their privacy has been violated although they are not identifiable in the photos.
If I were going about my business in what I assumed to be the privacy of my home I would be distressed to find that someone had been watching me. On the other hand that is why stores sell curtains and blinds. I think the images are lovely. They look like paintings.
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