weight of a needle
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Heydt’s large and varied body of photographic work is united by its unconventional exploration of semiology and its role in cementing a cultural phenomenology of consumerism, corporal commodification and a mythology of a fictional past. Ironically employing the very medium she critiques, Heydt’s work speaks to the decay, disillusionment, and disenchantment of the social psyche at the hands of the media apparatus. Heydt’s visions transcend her images’ site-specific locations — the impact of the photographs are shockingly universal, rendering the global local.
the weight of a needle
dreams like these
rats as tenants
royalty in the Fall
wasted on the youth
some coffee
part one
inappropriate
weeds like doubts
from his palace in the dust
family silver
Thiefs like us
warm beer
ashes to ashes
five centuries
through the looking glass
sunday after brunch
3 explorers
featureless face
love is tearing us apart
open field
unfulfilled to observation
fairy tale ending
those two
high as a kite
an hours wait
Sydney rooftop
orange puddle before fjords
black vinegar
halfheartedly
we will pass without parting
blackened blinds
disembodied scream
my life had stood--a loaded gun
one summer, years ago
beneath the shadows of the trees
les fleurs
no notice she gave me - but a change
sun and fog contested
bush fire
I never lost as much twice
consulting summers clock
stalker
morning afters a pill
unworthly of this world
hoped and feared
bedroom window
abstract consequence of consumerism
graffiti
crocodile hunters
to break so vast
an ignorance, a sunset, a park bench
cataracts
unaddressed letters
the weight of a needle
condensed cans
dead fly
iceland
abandoned
backyard politics
peeping hole
generic family photo
opencast
wishes yet to be made
gutting the landscape
the poverty of your choice
bathed in yellow light
debris
nightfall
a spark, then a flame
late night antics
smoke break
eucalyptus tree
holes in the land and sky
seamed stockings
shrubs & self-loathing
pock a-
stagnant pleasure of a pool
crossing the river
measuring the worth of pearls
daybreak
nana
all forgotten
america- air fresherner
friends don’t let friends go to hell
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TITLE
SERIES
YEAR MEDIUM
FAIRY TALE ENDING
EAT YOUR HEART OUT
2011
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
POOKA-DOT PIN UP
EAT YOUR HEART OUT
2011
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
WATER TO WAIST
SAW DUST
2011 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
25” X 25” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
LES FLEURS
EAT YOUR HEART OUT
2011
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
SEAMED STOCKINGS
CRUEL AND BEAUTIFUL
2012 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
SKIN DEEP
2012 PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGE
60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 2 $5000
BATHED IN YELLOW LIGHT
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVASZ
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
COLD HANDS, WARM HEART
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
LOVE IS TEARING US APART
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
SIMPLER DAYS
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
SHRUBS & SELF-LOATHING
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2013 SILVER GELATIN PRINT
35” X 25” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
BLACKENED BLINDS
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
BENEATH THE SHADOWS OF THE PORCELAIN LONELY TREES
2013 SILVER GELATIN PRINT
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
FROM HIS PALACE IN THE DUST
A BETTER RESURRECTION
2013
60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
AN IGNORANCE, A SUNSET, A PARK BENCH
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
SUN AND FOG CONTESTED
PLACES NEVER VISITED
2013
20” X 15” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
WISHES YET TO BE MADE
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
NANA
POST-MEMORY
2012
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
TORN
SKIN DEEP
2012 MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
BEDROOM WINDOW
POST-MEMORY
2012 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
NIGHTFALL
STARRING AT THE SUN
2012 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
OPENCAST
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
UNWORTHY OF THIS WORLD
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
2013
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
DISEMBODIED SCREAM
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGE ON CANVAS
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
DIMENSION EDITION
PRICE
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TITLE
SERIES
YEAR MEDIUM
STALKER
WORLD IS FLAT
2013
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
NO NOTICE SHE GAVE ME - BUT A CHANGE
WORLD IS FLAT
2013
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
HOUSES LIKE THESE
FORSAKEN, (IF NOT) FORGOTTEN
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
ABANDONED
FORSAKEN, (IF NOT) FORGOTTEN
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
DREAMS LIKE THESE
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2000
GUTTING THE LANDSCAPE
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2000
HOLES IN THE LAND AND SKY
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
2013 SILVER GELATIN PRINT
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3000
BLOOD AND SPIT
MARROW
2013
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
TO BREAK SO VAST
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
15” X 20” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
BARRICADED
A BETTER RESURRECTION
2013
PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSFER 45” X 60” IN & ACRYLIC
EDITION OF 3 $3800
DEAD FLY
PLACES NEVER VISITED
2013
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
THE SILENCE OF ASTOUNDED SOULS
PLACES NEVER VISITED
2013
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
RATS AS TENANTS
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3000
HALOGEN LIGHT
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
AN HOURS WAIT
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2000
HOPED AND FEARED
MARROW
2012 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
LATE NIGHT ANTICS
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 PHOTOMONTAGE
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
BLING
STUBBORN LIFE OF THINGS
2013 ALBUMEN C-PRINT
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
TWILIGHT
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
NO DARKNESS HERE
FORSAKEN, (IF NOT) FORGOTTEN
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
15” X 20” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
TO FILL A GAP
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 PHOTOMONTAGE
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
HIGH AS A KITE
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 PHOTOMONTAGE
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
BUSH FIRE
SAW DUST
2013 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
SAW DUST
2013 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
15” X 20” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
ONE SUMMER, YEARS AGO
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
2010 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $5000
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS GO ACCIDENTAL OUTSIDER TO HELL
ACRYLIC ON 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL
DIMENSION EDITION
ASHES TO ASHES
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2012 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
FEATURELESS FACE
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013
FAMILY SILVER
STUBBORN LIFE OF THINGS
2013 CYANOTYPE
SUNDAY AFTER BRUNCH
WORLD IS FLAT
2013
THIEFS LIKE US
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 45” X 60” IN
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PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH ON CANVAS
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
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PRICE
EDITION OF 3 $2500
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HEYDT
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TITLE
SERIES
YEAR MEDIUM
ROYALTY IN THE FALL
A BETTER RESURRECTION
2013
CONSULTING SUMMERS CLOCK
PORCELAIN LONELY
SOLEMN MOTEL MOMENTS
LAYERED PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSFER
DIMENSION EDITION
PRICE
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
2013 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
15” X 20” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 GELATIN SILVER PRINT
25” X 35” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
I NEVER LOST AS MUCH TWICE
FORSAKEN, (IF NOT) FORGOTTEN
2013 GELATIN SILVER PRINT
25” X 35” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
CATARACTS
ACCIDENTAL OUTSIDER
2008 KODACHROME C-PRINT
20” X 15” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
PEEPING HOLE
ILLUSION DOESN’T SAVE US FROM REALITY
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
20” X 15” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
SYDNEY ROOFTOP
ILLUSION DOESN’T SAVE US FROM REALITY
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
20” X 15” IN
EDITION OF 3 $400
MORNING AFTERS A PILL
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 C-PRINT ON CLOTH
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
UNADDRESSED LETTERS
ILLUSION DOESN’T SAVE US FROM REALITY
2013 MIXED MEDIA
60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
THOUGHTS WITHOUT WORDS
STARRING AT THE SUN
2013 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
WE WILL PASS WITHOUT PARTING
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 PHOTOMONTAGE
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
EUCALYPTUS TREE
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2013 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
SUSPENDED HISTORIES
STUBBORN LIFE OF THINGS
2013
60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3000
EMPTY CHAIR
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2013 C-PRINT ON WOOD
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
STAGNANT PLEASURE OF A POOL
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 COLLAGED C-PRINT
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
BACKYARD POLITICS
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
2013
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 2 $1200
FULL OF GRACE
ACCIDENTAL OUTSIDER
2011 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
20” X 15” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
ORANGE PUDDLE BEFORE FJORDS
ACCIDENTAL OUTSIDER
2013
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3000
LACE CURTAINS
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 C-PRINT ON CLOTH
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
FAST FOOD, FRESH KILLS
FRESH KILLS
2012
60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 3 $4000
HALF-HEARTEDLY
SKIN DEEP
2012 MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE
60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 2 $2500
BLACK VINEGAR
SKIN DEEP
2012 MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE
60” X 45” IN
EDITION OF 2 $2500
SMOKE BREAK
WORLD IS FLAT
2013 SILVER GELATIN PRINT
40” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
PORTRAIT OF THE DAY ENDING
STARRING AT THE SUN
2013 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
A SPARK, THEN A FLAME
SAW DUST
2013 MIXED MEDIA
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
THE WEIGHT OF A NEEDLE
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 60” X 45” IN
RAIN LIKE TEARS PLASTERED
PLACES NEVER VISITED
2013
BUS STOP ALONG MID-ATLANTIC ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM RIDGE REALITY
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www.heydtstudio.com
RESIN, OIL & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
C-PRINT ON RECYCLED CANVAS
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
BACKLIT CIBACHROME TRANSPARENCY
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
www.jane-street-studio.com
EDITION OF 1 $5000
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $400
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $400
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HEYDT
IMAGE LIST
TITLE
SERIES
YEAR MEDIUM
DIMENSION EDITION
GRAFFITI
ACCIDENTAL OUTSIDER
2011 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
45” X 60” IN
ALLIGATOR
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 45” X 60” IN
THE POVERTY OF YOUR CHOICE
A BETTER RESURRECTION
2013
WASTED ON THE YOUTH
PORCELAIN LONELY
ABSENCE DISEMBODIES- SO DOES DEATH
WORLD IS FLAT
C-PRINT TRANSFER COLLAGED CANVAS
PRICE
EDITION OF 3 $2500 EDITION OF 3 $800
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
2013 PIN HOLE PHOTOGRAPH
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2500
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
MY LIFE HAD STOOD--A LOADED WORLD IS FLAT GUN
2013 KODACHROME
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $2000
CROCODILE HUNTERS
MARROW
2012 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
CONDENSED CANS
FRESH KILLS
2011
MEASURING THE WORTH OF PEARLS
STUBBORN LIFE OF THINGS
2013 SALTED PAPER
GENERIC FAMILY PHOTO
BACKLIT CIBACHROME TRANSPARENCY
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3500
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
CROSSING THE RIVER
PLACES NEVER VISITED
2013
AMERICA- AIR FRESHER
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
SINKING FARMHOUSE
C-PRINT FACE-MOUNTED ON PLEXI
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
2012 KODACHROME
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
FORSAKEN, (IF NOT) FORGOTTEN
2013 C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
FAMILY SILVER
STUBBORN LIFE OF THINGS
2013
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
OPEN FIELD
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2013 C-PRINT ON CLOTH
25” X 35” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
THOSE TWO
STUBBORN LIFE OF THINGS
2013 CYANOTYPE
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1500
DEBRIS
FRESH KILLS
2012
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3500
PART ONE
MARROW
2013 16 MM SCRATCH FILM STILL 45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1200
WARM BEER
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 C-PRINT
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $800
FIVE CENTURIES
FRESH KILLS
2011
BACKLIT CIBACHROME TRANSPARENCY
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3500
ABSTRACT CONSEQUENCE OF CONSUMERISM
FRESH KILLS
2011
BACKLIT CIBACHROME TRANSPARENCY
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 3 $3500
3 EXPLORERS
PORCELAIN LONELY
2013 COLLAGED C-PRINT
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
SOME COFFEE
A BETTER RESURRECTION
2013
PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSFER 45” X 60” IN COLLAGED
EDITION OF 3 $2500
THE WORLD FEELS DUSTY FRAMED
ILLUSION DOESN’T FREE US FROM REALITY
2013
KODACHROME C-PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 40” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
DAYBREAK
STARRING AT THE SUN
2013
CARBON PRINT ON CANVAS
30” X 30” IN
EDITION OF 3 $1000
UNFULFILLED TO OBSERVATION
SEISOGRAPHS
2013 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
45” X 60” IN
EDITION OF 1 $2500
INAPPROPRIATE
A BETTER RESURRECTION
2013
PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSFER 45” X 60” IN COLLAGED
EDITION OF 3 $2500
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www.heydtstudio.com
WET COLLODION NEGATIVE
BACKLIT CIBACHROME TRANSPARENCY
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HEYDT LIVED/WORKED in Paris, Amsterdam, Argentina, Italy, India, Cuba, Australia, Greece, Lithuania, Iceland, New Zealand, Turkey, Uruguay STUDIED Parsons The New School for Design / The New School: Eugene Lang College/ Studio Art Center International, Florence, Italy/ Center for the Study of Culture & Society, Bangalore, India / Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands / Cooper Union, New York, NY / Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina/ La Escuela del Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina/ La Sorbonne, Paris, France SHOT Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Bangladesh, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Uruguay. PRODUCED ‘Peddled Bodies, ⎫Rajasthan, India: 2014 Red tide on the Amber Coast Vilnius, Lithuania, 2006 ARTIST RESIDENCIES \Nes, Skagaströnd, Iceland, 2013 EarthSkin, ⎫Te Moata, New Zealand, 2013 BigCi, Bilpin, Australia, 2013 COMMERCIAL STUDIO
Jane Street Studio
a boutique photo-studio & production house FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY Internationally exhibited Work concerned with absence of destiny, beauty in banality and the role of semiology in commodification & consumerism.
BASED out of
New York City
exhibition history
Contemporary Visions, Florence, Italy 2014 Unpainted Media Art Fair, Munich, Germany: 2014 145
Galleries,
Osso:Echoes,
New
York,
Lisbon,
NY
:
Portugal:
2013 2013
Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland: 2013 HeadOn Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia: 2013 Art Basel SLS w/ Domimgo Zapata, Miami: 2012 Fountain
Air
Fair,
Verge
Art
Broadway
Gallery,
Gabarron
Fair, New
Foundation,
Miami:
2012
Miami
2012
York,
New
York,
NY: NY:
2012 2013
Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY: 2012 Armory The
Show,
State
New
Hermitage
York, Museum,
NY:
2012
Russia:
2011
Kana Manglaplus Projects, Los Angeles: 2011 Calumet Milk
Gallery, Gallery,
New New
York, York,
NY: NY:
2011 2011
Perm Museum of Contemporary Art, Russia: 2011 Thomas
Werner
Krasnoyarsk Museum The
of
State
Gallery,
Museum,
Russia:
Novosibirsk, Hermitage
NYC:
Museum,
Russia: Russia:
2010 2010 2010 2010
La Corte Gallery, Florence, Italy: April 2009
suspended histories
heydt A r t i s t photographer film-maker & founder_____of Jane___Street S t u d i o ) n . y . c (