On the morning of July 21st a few fellow photographers and I (Kelly) were eating "the most important meal of the day" at our beloved Weinstien dining hall and pondering whether vegans eat bread because it contains yeast (this will all relate, keep reading!) I even went as far as to exclaim, "Is yeast an animal?"
And like yeast, our minds have been expanding here at Tisch, absorbing the knowledge of photography with a special spice of exploring the city.
It's been a week and a day since our photo family became an established group here at the 2008 Summer Program and I must say, we are exponentially THE BEST.
Our once bleak, boring dorm rooms have began to morph into our own personal home away from homes. We've settled in, learning not ever to be late, that the laundry room is unimaginably busy on Sundays, no many how many showers you take you'll sweat again once you step outside, watch where you walk and to expect the unexpected.
Like Chinese cuisine two nights in a row.
But nevertheless, that is city living.
This past weekend was full of firsts for the photo fam..
Our first film prints of the program
Our first sit down dinner together in Chinatown
Our first dance at NYU
(Which consisted of us walking into the 9th floor of the Tisch building, Photography and Imaging is on the 8th, to an explosion of theater kids dressed in outfits as outgoing as their personalities. For the majority of us photographers, we stuck together as "wall flowers" (although we are the coolest cats around this town), content to observe and for some, even snap a few shots.
It is inevitable that everyday we will attempt to exceed the weight limit of the elevator and at some point be scorched by the hot sun. Now, we have all seemed to have mastered the subway system which takes us to various locations for our current assignment: Place (Edward, our next blogger will be elaborating more)
On Sunday, we trekked by train (via DIA Beacon) a VERY modern art museum, including the works of Andy Warhol, a completely dark cellar illuminated by extremely still movies, and systemically created wall drawings. The reviews from our photography students were mixed but the train ride home was full of presents, ipods, sweat, sleepy faces, and smiles.
Already the experience has been unreal. Our days are full to the brim of excursions and producing our works of art thus, free time is critical. Here are a few videos + photos to depict what we've been up to.

Make Art not War :]

-Kelly & Iris
Chinatown

ONE (WO)MAN'S GARBAGE IS ANOTHER (WO)MAN'S

KICKIN' IT in the dorms

Ohhh Ryan..

Dorm Room Living