James Prochnik
Carnival Queen
Photography, 12 x 18, 2014, $200
Photography, 12 x 18, 2014, $200
Stilt Dancer
Photography, 14 x 11, 2015, $200
Photography, 14 x 11, 2015, $200
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A young stilt walker from the Kaisokah Jumbies troupe looks down at the crowd. 2015 Junior Carnival - Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
A carnival queen stands before the elaborate costume she’ll wear during the 2015 West Indian Day Parade. Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
A carnival queen stands before the elaborate costume she’ll wear during the 2015 West Indian Day Parade. Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
About The Artist
Artist Statement
A girl in shimmering gold smiles at me from the center of an extraordinary array of colored plumage that extends in all directions like the rays of the sun. Another girl looms majestically over my head, raised high by stilts. Magic happened when African art, music and ritual mixed with the culture and people of the West Indies and New York City's West Indian Day Parade is an annual celebration of this magic. The love and happiness is almost palpable in the air, and it's that joyful celebration I try to record with my camera each year.
Bio
James Prochnik is an artist, photographer, and designer from the Washington, D.C. area and currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York.
A girl in shimmering gold smiles at me from the center of an extraordinary array of colored plumage that extends in all directions like the rays of the sun. Another girl looms majestically over my head, raised high by stilts. Magic happened when African art, music and ritual mixed with the culture and people of the West Indies and New York City's West Indian Day Parade is an annual celebration of this magic. The love and happiness is almost palpable in the air, and it's that joyful celebration I try to record with my camera each year.
Bio
James Prochnik is an artist, photographer, and designer from the Washington, D.C. area and currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York.
