A few months ago I asked the artist, Michael Neff if he would mind doing some chalk shadow work around different Creative Week NYC events. Fast forward to June, a piece has surfaced and it is here for you to see. Also check his Flickr for other work from the talented artist.
More info about the chalk shadow project by the name of ‘Umbra’:
The Umbra project is born of an attempt to share a phenomenon I find beautiful. In my travels through the city at night I was constantly encountering thought-provoking shapes projected on streets and sidewalks that were cast by the lights we keep on at night. In an attempt to both draw attention to and temporarily preserve these projections I began outlining their contours in chalk. Chalk, like the shadows themselves, is a fugitive material. At times these drawing have lasted two years, in many cases they are washed away the next morning. I began making photographs of the completed pieces in an attempt to further share these short lived installations and my appreciation for the beauty of the night.
This project is an ongoing series of chalk-outlined shadows at night around the US in cities like New York, San Francisco, Seattle and small towns in Oregon and California and began in earnest in March of 2006.
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