Snapshot Exhibition at the NY Historical Society Review

I had never been to the NY Historical Society before or knew what it was. It reminded me to the other museums we have been to or that I have seen in the city, except this one was more high-tech and combined this idea of ancient beauty with technology of the future. I just really loved the idea of know that the Macaulay student made history on October 11 because our pictures were documented and presented in an exhibition for people in the future to see. I feel like this makes our pictures mean so much more.

However, I was really disappointed with the size of this exhibition. The room was supposed to house a little less than half of all the Macaulay students. It was crowded and tight, and if you have read my other reviews, you know that I am not a fan of tight and compact spaces. I have to be honest and say that I did stay at the exhibition for more than forty-five minutes. I just wanted to circle the room as quickly as I could. But it took time to see every picture because there were so many of them and they were all so small. I would have liked to seen the pictures blown up and hung up on walls like they would be in other art museums.

I enjoyed seeing the creativity of the other Macaulay students. It was really interesting to see why they and how they grouped certain pictures together. I really enjoyed the mini-Manhattan with some of the train lines running through it, made-up of our pictures. It was also really cool to see the use of filters and the orientation of each photo in its presentation. One curator thought that the pictures were more interesting upside down, and I definitely agree. I also really appreciated the slide show. I can tell that the curators put a lot of time into making the exhibition. Aside from the creativity of the student curators, the creativity of the other Macaulay students was also really lovely to see. One student took a picture of these butterflies that was really beautiful and serene. Another took a picture of ice cream. However, like myself, the most popular subject was the city. So many students took pictures of Manhattan and I think that we did this because there is so much to see in the city. I know I took my pictures because I love the way the city looks when I’m on the ferry and when the sun almost creates this silhouette of the city, it is just a breathtaking view.