ST MARKS 1986-2006 (SIGNED)

Jesper Haynes
ST MARKS 1986-2006 (SIGNED)

Photographs: Jesper Haynes

Publisher: Pinkuneko Publishing

160 pages

Year: 2015

Comments: Softcover, 15 by 21cm, b/w photographs, Xerox printing. 4th edition. Designed and layout by Takae Ooka and Jesper Haynes. Signed by Jesper Haynes

In 1986, Jesper moved to his apartment on the corner of St. Marks and First Avenue. It was above the St. Mark’s Bar & Grill where the Rolling Stones had just filmed the video for “Waiting on a Friend”. It was to be his home, and the backdrop for much of his photography, for the next 20 years.

Jesper’s apartment became ‘home’ to a wonderful mix of roommates, visitors, friends, lovers, total strangers and people that just needed a place to crash ... or party. It also became the place where he photographed – blurring the lines completely between his life and his art. Everything was spontaneous. ‘I just made sure I had a camera in my hand.’