Krugman's windows function as the smallest units composing the urban landscape. Different hues, temperatures, and traces of life within each frame converge to form New York itself. The 1,000 windows can be endlessly recombined, revealing the city's constantly evolving character.
This project fundamentally shifts how we view the metropolis. Rather than one sweeping skyline, each window becomes a building block of the city. Through these smallest fragments, Krugman captures the essence of New York. Photography is no longer a frozen moment but an expandable urban structure.
FAQ
What is Dave Krugman's WINDOWS // NYC project?
A photography project where Dave Krugman spent five years photographing 1,000 illuminated windows across New York. Rather than capturing the entire city, he collected individual windows to reinterpret New York as a vast grid and living pattern. These windows are rearranged in different combinations, showing the city's constantly changing nature.
Why photograph only windows instead of entire buildings?
Because he saw windows as the smallest unit and material composing the city. By collecting individual windows instead of the whole skyline, he reconstructed New York not as a fixed landscape but as an assemblage of combinable elements, seeking to transform the very perspective through which we view cities.
What is the photographic significance of the WINDOWS // NYC project?
It presents a new approach to urban photography. Instead of surveying the whole, it collects parts, redefining photography not as frozen moments but as expandable urban structure. The five-year visual archive becomes a unique testimony to how New York is woven from light and life.
