about the last house in brooklyn
14 years ago…
I wound up with a bunch of boxes marked:
After years of hauling them around,
I rented a massive warehouse
and sorted through them
Soon, I realized I had the story of my family all wrong-
and I had to begin a new one for myself.
I invited you to
join me
you ducked through paper chains
encountered music
and movies
you explored (photos by NIna Skowronski)
and opened drawers
you leafed
through pages
and read passages out loud.
You even helped me decide which things to keep:
By the end of the night, a new story started to emerge.
Now, a year later, I’m ready to pick up where we left off,
to revisit 1225 East 28th Street.
This time, its objects are making their way across the street of the GARNER HISTORIC DISTRICT to the fantabulous
Frank Welles Gallery.
This incredible space has taken the story in a direction
I didn’t see coming.
I invite you to join me. Let’s see what happens…together.
Follow along on LAYERS OF LAST HOUSE or Instagram as it takes shape.