This interview is with Edwiges Luna Osorio, tamale maker and vendor.
This interview is with Michael Paul Britto, Community Coordinator at Forsyth Satellite Academy High School, as well as an arts educator and artist.
This interview is with Carlos Montanez, Director of The Mobile Market food distribution program at Henry Street Settlement.
This interview is with Silvia Astudillo, home healthcare aide.
This interview is with Adam Lopez, Longshore Worker at Red Hook Container Terminals.
This interview is with Fernando Lopez, chef and founder of Factory Tamal.
This interview is with Carolin Herrera Ward, a window clerk for the United States Postal Service.
This interview is with David Van De Carr, respiratory therapist.
This interview is with Tonia Ifill, UPS Package Car Driver.
This interview is with Ah Bao, a knife sharpener and shoe repair man in New York City's Chinatown.
This interview is with John Agro, Superintendent of the Red Hook Container Terminals.
This interview is with Sean Heron, deck hand at New York City Ferry.
WE ARE DOWN HERE ON EARTH NOT UP THERE IN SPACE
Zoe Beloff and Eric Muzzy
2022, 8:00 min, color, sound
This interview is with Renee King, cashier at Whole Foods.
This interview is with Qrenzina Francis-Kendrick, Electrical Instructor for IBEW Local#3.
This interview is with Lowely Cheung, Union Electrician.
Description
In a generous project that celebrates the many workers keeping New York City functioning and thriving, Beloff and her partner Eric Muzzy extend the COVID-19-era concept of the “essential worker,” calling attention to the broad range of workers who might fit into this designation. The video interviews feature music selected by their subjects, and use striking location photography by Muzzy and occasional animations by Beloff to create indelible portraits of each worker. In addition to these interviews, the workers are also represented by a series of banners with life-size painted portraits, and a large mural and art installation, permanently installed at the Electrical Industry Training Center in Long Island City. QR codes embedded in the mural provide access to the interviews.
