Archive for September 11th, 2005

Her Long Black Hair

Ventured up to 59th and 6th at 9:30 this morning to experience Janet Cardiff’s “Her Long Black Hair” with my wife and her friend. There was a huge crowd even though the audio kiosk had not yet arrived. Apparently the principle of scarcity was in action here. It was the last weekend to check out a headset for free and follow Cariff’s journey through south-east Central Park. The experience took about 30 minutes and lead from CPS up to the Bethesda Fountain. Along the way, we heard audio from a CD player and were occasionally instructed to look at one of five location photographs.
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