like a postcard in motion we see the harlem river and manhattan from the spuyten duyvil creek in the bronx

the legendary purchase of manhattan island from the lenape indians presumably took place in the area. manhattan is an island bordering the lower hudson river. it is one of the five boroughs that comprise the city of new york. as of 2000, the population was 1,537,195 people, but the county is geographically among the smallest in the united states with only 33 square miles of land. thus, it is by far the most densely populated county in the entire united states. there has been much speculation concerning the origin of the name “spuyten duyvil.” dutch in origin, spuyten duyvil can be translated in two ways, depending on the pronunciation. one translation is “devil’s whirlpool,” and indeed, sections of the creek were sometimes turbulent during high tide. the second

screenings
repetti gallery, lic, nyc. sep 24 – 2005
b.p.m. williamsburg nyc usa, nyc. oct 15 – 2005