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Stephen Mallon, "Brace For Impact: The Aftermath of Flight 1549"
"Brace For Impact: The Aftermath of Flight 1549"
Front Room Gallery, 08/05/09
Stephen Mallon, "Brace For Impact: The Aftermath of Flight 1549"
The Front Room Presents
"Brace For Impact: the aftermath of flight 1549"
Photographs by Stephen Mallon
September 10th-October 11th, 2009
Reception Sat. Sept 12th, 7-10
Viewing hours: Fri-Sun 1-6 and by appointment
"On Jan. 15, 2009, a few Canadian geese with bad timing became snarge,
a steely pilot became a hero, and the world became fascinated with
images of a jet splashing into the Hudson River and then floating
calmly as passengers crowded its wings.
But until now, few people have seen the equally surprising pictures of
the second half of this story: when a salvage team used the biggest
floating crane on the East Coast to pluck the ill-fated Airbus A320
from the frigid water.”
Matthew Shechmeister, “Wired Magazine”
Front Room Gallery is pleased to present Stephen Mallon's "Brace For
Impact: the aftermath of flight 1549.” It is very difficult to
encapsulate the events that happened during and following the crash of
flight 1549, but Stephen Mallon's large-scale photographs, taken
during the salvage of the fuselage and engine, impart a physicality
and scale to these incomprehensible occurrences. Mallon's photos
present us with the aftermath of this disaster and remind us how it
was averted despite nearly unbeatable odds through the mastery and
bravery of the pilot and crew.
Never before has a commercial aircraft crashed in the Hudson with the
complete survival of all passengers and crew. They were rescued by the
Circle Line sightseeing cruise ferry (along with other rescuers)
almost instantly. Men, women and children waited their turns patiently
standing on the wings of the plane, half-submerged in the icy water on
what felt like the coldest day of the year. This feat is a testament
to the bravery of the crew and passengers.
As the fuselage and engine of the aircraft were later brought up
intact by a gigantic crane and a team of divers in heated wetsuits,
Stephen Mallon captured the moment standing on the deck of the
crane-barge. In Mallon's uncanny photographs the plane sometimes
appears to be a metaphorical wounded animal, like a whale lifted
completely out of the water. It is damaged, beat up and missing one of
its engines, but it nevertheless survives. The divers, in their heated
wetsuits with huge face-gear, seem like astronauts floating through an
icy void in space. And, we finally get a glimpse of the famous
engine—disabled by some unfortunate Canadian geese—in a stunning
pseudo-portrait by Stephen Mallon as it is lifted from some eighty
feet of icy water.
The Front Room is at 147 Roebling St. For more information please
contact: Daniel Aycock (718) 782-2556 daniel@frontroom.org
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"Brace For Impact: the aftermath of flight 1549"
Photographs by Stephen Mallon
September 10th-October 11th, 2009
Reception Sat. Sept 12th, 7-10
Viewing hours: Fri-Sun 1-6 and by appointment
"On Jan. 15, 2009, a few Canadian geese with bad timing became snarge,
a steely pilot became a hero, and the world became fascinated with
images of a jet splashing into the Hudson River and then floating
calmly as passengers crowded its wings.
But until now, few people have seen the equally surprising pictures of
the second half of this story: when a salvage team used the biggest
floating crane on the East Coast to pluck the ill-fated Airbus A320
from the frigid water.”
Matthew Shechmeister, “Wired Magazine”
Front Room Gallery is pleased to present Stephen Mallon's "Brace For
Impact: the aftermath of flight 1549.” It is very difficult to
encapsulate the events that happened during and following the crash of
flight 1549, but Stephen Mallon's large-scale photographs, taken
during the salvage of the fuselage and engine, impart a physicality
and scale to these incomprehensible occurrences. Mallon's photos
present us with the aftermath of this disaster and remind us how it
was averted despite nearly unbeatable odds through the mastery and
bravery of the pilot and crew.
Never before has a commercial aircraft crashed in the Hudson with the
complete survival of all passengers and crew. They were rescued by the
Circle Line sightseeing cruise ferry (along with other rescuers)
almost instantly. Men, women and children waited their turns patiently
standing on the wings of the plane, half-submerged in the icy water on
what felt like the coldest day of the year. This feat is a testament
to the bravery of the crew and passengers.
As the fuselage and engine of the aircraft were later brought up
intact by a gigantic crane and a team of divers in heated wetsuits,
Stephen Mallon captured the moment standing on the deck of the
crane-barge. In Mallon's uncanny photographs the plane sometimes
appears to be a metaphorical wounded animal, like a whale lifted
completely out of the water. It is damaged, beat up and missing one of
its engines, but it nevertheless survives. The divers, in their heated
wetsuits with huge face-gear, seem like astronauts floating through an
icy void in space. And, we finally get a glimpse of the famous
engine—disabled by some unfortunate Canadian geese—in a stunning
pseudo-portrait by Stephen Mallon as it is lifted from some eighty
feet of icy water.
The Front Room is at 147 Roebling St. For more information please
contact: Daniel Aycock (718) 782-2556 daniel@frontroom.org
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