PORTLANDERS ARCHIVE
An ongoing photographic record
by Nick Gervin
Limited edition handmade zine. Published April 15, 2015. Perfect bound. 50 editions. Sold Out.
My flash strikes the night.
Connected, yet alone.
A vibe that I have no words for, so I walk and photograph, one more block.
The wailing of the midnight bus delivering a soul as the chains spark off the sleeping streets.
A familiar turf.
A story for every brick that kicks up out of place.
The cry of the morning gulls.
The golden dawn breaks, casting the crawling darkness into the corners of my mind.
The struggles within us all, laid out on the cracked cobblestones.
Broken glass, pins and needles of pain among the beautiful gardens.
A vibe that I have no words for, so I walk and photograph, one more block.
Just one more strike of light and then I can rest my eyes under a dying tree on the West End and wither away to twigs and bone.
Connected, yet alone.
-Nick G.
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