Behind the lens
Visual artist & photographer www.renatealler.com
RENATE ALLER
James Hall.
Renate Aller
Aimee Good. The image is also called ‘Guardians Of Peoples’ Hopes’.
Renate Aller
When did you have the idea for the Side Walk project?
As a reaction to people’s lives in solitude… the photo project took place in April and May 2020, when New York City was the epicentre of the pandemic. I started by hosting friends and neighbours on our sidewalk or visiting them in their street, with the camera in self-timer mode recording these encounters, with face masks on, six feet apart. These sidewalk visits gave us a deep sense of community where community had been forced apart.