Kolonihavehus and Brooklyn Bridge | Black and White Photo Print
A Patchwork Pavilion Beside the River and Manhattan Skyline
Kolonihavehus was an unexpected find during my walk through Brooklyn Bridge Park. I photographed Tom Fruin’s house-shaped artwork with the Brooklyn Bridge passing behind it and the Manhattan skyline across the river. In black and white, the pavilion’s patchwork panels become a lively arrangement of tones rather than a field of colour.
The small structure is made from salvaged plexiglas and steel, but its outline has the familiar simplicity of a garden house. That combination interests me: an ordinary gabled shape filled with an unusually intricate pattern. Dark framework divides the walls and roof into panels of different sizes, and the light passing through them gives the nearest surfaces more variation than they first appear to have.
Around the pavilion, the boardwalk and railing make steadier lines. Its angular shadow falls across the ground, adding a second version of the panel pattern. Behind it, the bridge’s cables and tower lead towards the city, giving the small artwork a much larger architectural setting. The river separates those layers while keeping them in the same view.
I like the photograph for the difference in scale. The pavilion is close enough to study, while the bridge and skyline remain recognisable beyond it. Monochrome lets their lines speak to one another without the artwork’s original colours taking over. What stays with me is the surprise of finding this small, intricate house on a waterfront defined by much larger structures.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2015
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