Artist Statement
This is a pinhole photo of the fantastic “Fearless Girl” by sculptor Kristen Visbal, outside of the New York Stock Exchange. When I traveled to NYC, I knew I wanted to photograph the statue, but I had in mind a different image initially — just the statue in its surroundings. But when I got on site, there was no way I was going to get a photo without people in it. So, embracing the spirit of pinhole street photography, I went with it… over the 8+ minute exposure, dozens of people sat or milled around or posed next to the statue to take their own photos, every one of them leaving an imprint this image. And what I got was a better picture than what I first had in mind, one that captures not just a frozen statue among frozen buildings, but an eight minute moving, living breath of NYC. It also reimagines Fearless Girl — with all the faceless people behind her, she becomes a brave protector against the money interests of Wall Street.