American Reclamation Volume 2: Next Stop Atlantic By Stephen Mallon
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INDEX Train in the Sky New York 2008
Settling Mar yland 2008
Don't Do This New York 2008
Stack New York 2009
on the way Delaware 2009
Virginia Placement Virginia 2008
Splish Delaware | New Jersey 2010
Bellagio Delaware |New Jersey 2010
Surface Delaware | New Jersey 2010
Pool Delaware | New Jersey 2010
The End Virginia 2009
Wave Delaware | New Jersey 2009
Weeks 297 Mar yland 2008
Sink Mar yland 2008
Shallow Delaware | New Jersey 2009
Door Delaware | New Jersey 2010
Commute New York 2009
Transfer New York 2009
BIO I n 2 0 0 9 , Mal l on m ade a bi g s pl as h w i t h “B rac e f or I m pac t : T he Sal vage of F l i ght 15 49 ,” a ser ies o f p h o to g r a p h s doc um e nt i ng t he s al vagi ng of t he US Ai r f l i ght t hat ai rl i ne c apt ai n C he s l e y “Sul l y ” S u llen b er g er m a n a g ed to s af e l y e m e rge nc y - l and i n t he Huds on R i ve r on Januar y 15 , 2 0 0 9 .
STATEMENT C a n y o u i ma g i n e i f y ou we re on t h e last drop? You get on the train expecting to get o u t a t At l a n t i c S t a t i on a n d e n d u p hitting the Atlantic Ocean instead. Seeing these m a s s i v e me c h a n i s ms b e i n g t os s e d into the ocean like a toy in the bathtub is a ping i n m y h e a rt . I h a ve a l wa y s b e e n a t tached to these m achines, their surreal beauty i n t e g r a t e d i n t o t h e i r fu n c t i on a l e n gineering At first I was stunned the m om ents o f v i o l e nt re c y c l i n g , wa t c h i n g t h e water quickly adapt to its new under water h o u s e s . A ft e r b e i n g p u s h e d a n d s t acked like a sardine in these subways cars over t h e pa s t d e c a d e , i t i s n i c e t o s e e t he sardine actually getting one of these as its n e w s t e e l c on d o. Th e s e u n b e l i e va b le photographs were captured over the past t h r e e y ea rs from D e l a wa re t o S ou t h Carolina. Since the 1600's m an has artificially c r e a t e d re e fs . Th e M e t rop ol i t a n Transit Authority's recycling program has been i n v o l v e d for t h e p a s t d e c a d e , re t i ri ng over 2500 subways cars to the ocean to help r e bu i l d un d e r wa t e r re e fs a l on g t h e eastern seabed. These are m y im ages, seconds be f o r e th e s e ma s s t ra n s i t ve s s e l s join histor y in building hom es for life under the sea.
T he i m age s Mal l on produc e d duri ng hi s t w o- w e e k e f f ort w i t h We e ks Mari ne have be e n in ex h ib itio n s in N ew Yo r k , Mi am i , St . Loui s , and P hi l ade l phi a w hi l e al s o be i ng f e at ure d on t e l e vi s i on, and pri nt ma g a zin es a s well a s o n T V, s uc h as Wi re d.c om , N e w York Magaz i ne , N B C , R e s ourc e Magaz i ne , Vani t y Fai r, and C BS N ews. I n 2 010 St e phe n’s f ol l ow i ng s ol o e x hi bi t i on “N e x t St op At l ant i c ” w as re c e i ve d w i t h gr ea t p r a ise f r o m th e lik es o f T he N e w York T i m e s , N at i onal P ubl i c R adi o, G Q , F l avor Wi re , T he At l ant i c , Fas t C om pa n y, Fea tu r e S h o o t, a n d M y Mode rn Me t ropol i s . T hi s body of w ork has be e n s how n at t he Look 3 phot o f e s t i val i n C h a r lo ttesv ille, M ia m i, S t. Loui s , and R om e . Mal l on’s proj e c t s of t e n re qui re m ont hs , or y e ars of produc t i on. Hi s Short f i l m about th e tr a n sp o r ta tio n a n d i ns t al l at i on of t he ne w Wi l l i s Ave nue B ri dge w as c re at e d f rom ove r 3 0 ,0 0 0 s t i l l i m ag es. T h e f ilm “A B r id g e De l i ve re d” w as re vi e w e d by t he Wal l St Journal , N e w York Magaz i ne , G Q , P DN , and WI R ED . I t wa s th en scr een ed i n f i ve f e s t i val s i n N e w York , Los Ange l s and B ri s t ol , E ngl and. I n t he s pri ng of 2 012 , St e phe n Mal l on unve i l e d hi s 3 rd s ol o e x hi bi t i on “T he R e e f i ng of U S S R a d f o r d .” T h is is a c ont i nuat i on of hi s ongoi ng s e ri e s “Am e ri c an R e c l am at i on,” w hi c h c hroni c l e s and e xa m in es th e A m er ica n re c y c l i ng i ndus t r y. T he w ork has be e n re vi e w e d and di s c us s e d by t he E l i z abe t h Ave do n in Ph o to g r a p h er ’ s I , T h e B l az e , WI R E D, P roP hot oDai l y, Le ns c rat c h, and R e s ourc e Magaz i ne t o nam e a f e w. Mal l on has s e arc he d t he w orl d f or art i f i c i al l ands c ape s and i ndus t ri al f oot pri nt s . Tra v ellin g th r o u g h A f r ica , Sout h Am e ri c a, E urope , as w e l l as N ort h Am e ri c a. Hi s w ork has be e n e x hi bi t e d w i de ly, a n d h e h a s b een c om m i s s i one d by a w i de range of c l i e nt s , i nc l udi ng t he N e w York T i m e s Magaz i ne , T he Wa ll S tr eet J o u r n a l, Fort une , Sm i t hs oni an Magaz i ne ,P ubl i c i s , MAY TAG , and t he N e w York C i t y De pt . of Tra n sp o r ta tio n . Mal l on’s phot os have be e n honore d by C om m uni c at i on Art s , t he N e w York P hot o Fe s t i v a l , th e L u cie Awa r d s, I nt e rnat i onal C ol or Aw ards , and P hot o Luc i da’s C ri t i c al Mas s t op 5 0 . He i s al s o a l e ad er in th e p h o to c om m uni t y. Si nc e 2 0 0 2 , he has be e n a board m e m be r of t he N e w York c hapt e r of t he A m er ica n S o ciety o f M ed ia P hot ographe rs and s e r ve d as pre s i de nt f rom 2 0 0 6 t o 2 0 0 9 . He l i ve s i n N e w York w i t h hi s w i f e , Sas c ha and t he i r y oung daught e r Jos e phi ne .
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“ M a l l on ’ s word h a rke n s b a c k t o the heroic industrial landscapes of Margaret B o u r ke -W h i t e a n d Ch a rl e s S h e e l er, who glorified Am erican steel and found art in i t s i n du s t ri a l mu s c l e a n d s moke during the Great Depression.” -David Schonauer, Pro Photo Daily
T hank y ou t o e ve r y one w ho w as s upport e d t he w ork ove r t he y e ars ! Spe c ia l th a n k s g o to Tay l or Mc Donne l , C hri s B orrok , Al e x Whart on, Jay ne R oc km i l l , Tom We e ks , J a so n M a r ch io n i, Donny B e ne s c h, John De vl i n, and Mi c hae l Z ac c he a!
“ O n Ja n . 15, 2009, a fe w Ca n a d i a n geese with bad tim ing becam e snarge, a steely pi l o t be c a me a h e ro, a n d t h e wor ld becam e fascinated with the im ages of a jet s pl a s h i n g i n t o t h e H u d s on R i ve r and then floating calm ly as passengers crowded its wings. B u t u nt i l n ow, fe w p e op l e h a ve s een the equally surprising pictures of the second h a l f of t h i s s t or y : wh e n a s a l va g e team used the biggest floating crane on the E a s t Coa s t t o p l u c k t h e i l l -fa t e d Airbus A320 from the frigid water.” -Matthew Shechmeister, Wired Magazine “ S t e p h e n M a l l on ou t d i d h i ms e l f with this wonderful portrayal of what goes on be h i n d t h e s c e n e s a t t h e M E T over two days. One of m y all tim e favorites!” -Kathy Ryan Director of Photography New York Times Magazine
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