Subvisual Subway: Bacteria of the New York City Subway
Bacteria of the New York City Subway
Artist and experimental typographer Craig Ward rode the trains of each of New York City’s twenty-two subway lines, collecting bacterial samples from hand rails, seats and other high traffic surfaces in an attempt to create an unconventional series of portraits of the city’s complex eco-system and a snapshot of the city at large.
Collecting a sample on the M Train.
The samples were taken using sterilized sponges that had been pre-cut into the letter or number of the subway line .
The resulting images are a portrait of the complex microcosm that each of us contribute to and are a part of, and serve as an excellent visual analogy for diversity of the city at large.
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