Thursday, June 28, 2012

Photoville

This past weekend we went to Photoville a photo exhibit "destination" in Brooklyn. Our attitude about the whole parenting thing is to not let a baby stop you from having as close to your normal life as possible, so we decided to take little M with us on the train (one stop!) into DUMBO in his stroller.  As most NYC parents can relate, taking a baby on the stroller is a feat for the most fit of parents.  There are a limited number of subway stops with elevators so traveling around the city with an infant has to be carefully planned or done with another person if a stroller is involved (which is what I like to do). 

Overall, the experience was saved by the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge Park which you have to walk through to get to the exhibit located at Pier 3 - which is quite a trek when you're pushing a stroller along gravel and cobble stone. Plus, it was almost 100 degrees out and I felt so bad for M stuck in the stroller, which I was convinced was trapping the heat. 


When we finally arrived, it was underwhelming. For a photo show, the setup wasn't exactly pleasing to the eye (so much so I that I realized I didn't take pictures!). Each photographer had their own shipping container for the exhibit. I get the whole industrial-cool look they were going for, but it was just not very attractive and  uncomfortable inside because of the heat. The exhibit felt like it was in a parking lot nowhere and didn't take advantage of the beautiful water views.  

As for the photography itself, I wasn't able to see much since I had M in the stoller and obviously, I couldn't bring him inside or else no one else would be able to fit. So my husband and I took turns. Despite the marketing, Photoville didn't live up to the hype.  For example, I was disappointed with the dog park that was described so alluringly but it turned out to be a space on the concrete they "fenced in" with some wire - sad.  

Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy myself and made the best of it. The best part was the journey there -  along the walk there is a photo exhibit displayed along a fence. 

I suppose it's not easy taking an infant around so my experience of the exhibit is a bit skewed. For everyone else, I say check it out - at the very least you get a spectacular view of the Brooklyn Bridge.   

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