Patrick O'Hare: Evanescent Cities

Book Details: Paper over boardISBN-13: 9781942084860144 pages; 78 Color Photographs11 1/2 x 10 1/2  inches$45 US; $58.99 CAN  "These are not images of high-gloss nor poor city neighborhoods. They are not judgmental. They do not romanticize the city. They are not particularly joyous. Rather, they illuminate an urban environment as it is experienced by the everyday city dweller, documenting the march of time as elements of the city grow and fade." - Photobook Journal Photographs by Patrick O'Hare Essays by Tim Davis and Darran Anderson Evanescent Cities is a photographic exploration of the neighborhoods of Long Island City, Queens and Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These neighborhoods have undergone a massive shift over the last few decades as New York City becomes more prosperous. At the same time, the cities evolution away from industrial landscapes towards a newer, more sterile version of itself has sacrificed a certain amount of diversity not to mention charm. In these depopu