Dystopia: NYC, April 2020

Praveen K. Chaudhry and Souzeina Mushtaq

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Title
Dystopia: NYC, April 2020
Contributor Names
Chaudhry, Praveen K. (Artist)
Mushtaq, Souzeina (Artist)
Date
2020-04
Description
Image included in the virtual exhibition, New York City: Pandemic, Resilience & Hope in 2021. Artists: Praveen K Chaudhry, FIT and Souzeina Mushtaq, University of Wisconsin, River Falls.
In March 2020, New York City came to a creaking halt. As the COVID-19 pandemic brought about restrictions, all of us were caged in our homes. Streets were deserted, subways empty. Times Square looked haunted. Ambulance sirens pierced the silently grieving city. With the murder of George Floyd, protesters filled the once empty city, now roaring with the cries of “Black Lives Matter.” By the end of the election results, the city was celebrating the promise of hope. All of this in less than a year. Although based in New York City, these images reflect global emotions. Someday, hopefully, we will look back and ponder on how we got through this trauma and pain, how we moved on as 2020 makes its way in our history books and becomes a distant past.
Type
Still Image
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Identifier
FIT Repository ID: sl_fc_000425
Related Materials
New York City: Pandemic, Resilience & Hope
Virtual Artists Talks Series: Praveen K. Chaudhry on New York City: Pandemic, Resilience and Hope
Medium
Photographs

Citation

Chaudhry, P. K. (2020-04). Dystopia: NYC, April 2020. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/21601
Chaudhry, Praveen K. Dystopia: NYC, April 2020. 2020-04. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/21601
Chaudhry, Praveen K. "Dystopia: NYC, April 2020." FIT Digital Repository, 2020-04. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/21601