Massive Photo Installation Coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park

This week the Brooklyn-based cooperative United Photo Industries will put up a 1,000-foot-long photo installation at Brooklyn Bridge Park, from Jane’s Carousel to Pier Five. Called “The Fence,” it is an outdoor photo exhibition displaying photography with the theme of community. Work from 40 different photographers, who submitted pieces under the categories of either home, streets, creatures, people or play, are printed on a continuous, photographic mesh canvas. Last year, The Fence ran in Brooklyn Bridge Park from Pier One to the uplands of Pier Three and received more than a million visitors. The public launch for this summer’s project is on June 13 at 6 pm. United Photo Industries will host a free tour beginning in the picnic area near Jane’s Carousel, and there will be a live music performance and ice cream from Ample Hills. The Fence will be on display for 15 weeks, until October 1st.
Photo of last year’s installation by scoboco