Past Objects
Scott Jordan, with photography by J.K. Putnam
- Page Count: 128
- Size: 6.75 x 7.75 inches
- Format: Casebound
- Publication Date: November 2010
- Price: $27.95
- ISBN: 978-0-9820754-3-2
In the space between archaeology and history stand men like Scott Jordan, a New Yorker who has been digging around the city’s soil for the better part of four decades. What began as a childhood hobby searching for treasure evolved into a way of life that has resulted in Jordan haunting building sites throughout the five boroughs, attempting to recover history before it is forever paved over. Using shovels, mesh sieves, canvas rucksacks, ingenuity and an incredible amount of determination, Jordan has amassed a staggering collection of antique bottles, china, toys, shoes and other items that creates a patchwork historical narrative of New York City and its earliest settlers.
“Almost everyone on the planet has the desire to make some kind of discovery. It’s in our nature to set out on a search,” Jordan writes. “For me it’s about getting down on the ground and running my shovel blade through the soil and smelling the earth and the roots as they are exposed and knowing that something is possibly waiting down there to be found. It’s about saving artifacts from the site that will soon be scooped out by big machines and taken out in trucks to some far away place to be used as fill dirt somewhere else.”
For more information about Scott Jordan and his work, visit his website. [www.newyorkartifactart.com]
For more information on J.K. Putnam and his photography, visit his website. [www.jkputnamphotography.com]
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