Andrew Savulich : The City

Socialandculturaltransitionisoftenhardtogauge.NewYorkinthe1980sandthefirsthalfofthe90swasclearlyadifferentplacethanitisnow:thecitywasmoreviolent,thestreetsstranger,andTimesSquarestillwonderfullysleazy.AndrewSavulich's(born1959)subjectisthisperpetuallychangingmetropolis,andhisimagesareauniquemixofspotnewsandstreetphotography,capturingcrimescenesaswellaseverydaylife.Thestartlingimmediacyofthemomentprevailsinhisblack-and-whiteimagesonwhichheprovideshandwrittencaptions.Whatatfirstseemslikeobjectivecommentarysoonrevealsadryironictone,attimesborderingonblackhumor.