Through “Languor,” photographer Donavon Smallwood explores how a chaotic space like Central Park serves as a mode of escape for young Black people: “Central Park has been a cathartic space for me since as long as I can remember”
Photo: Donavon Smallwood Donavon Smallwood, has lived in East Harlem his entire life. As a kid, he subscribed to NatGeo because he dreamed of being an archaeologist, but as he got older he realized he was more interested in telling stories through imagery rather than the discovering and analyzing artifacts or physical remains. Captivated by creating images, Smallwood embarked on a career in photography and filmmaking.
“These images are a conversation between portraits of strangers and the expansive landscape,” says Smallwood. “Central Park, specifically the upper region which has been in walking distance from me for two decades, has been a cathartic space for me since as long as I can remember.
While Central Park serves as the backdrop for the series, the subjects he photographs are simply people he found interesting in and outside of the park. “I focused on photographing young Black people because our need to escape form is incessant living in a city in isolation, and space like this is all we have,” says Smallwood. “Isolation has helped me in my desire to photograph less widely and instead focus on making every project a distinct set of themes.
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