Sound Stories
(Art of the Interview)
In VART 2222 Art of the Interview, students record interviews with elders who recount the history of the Lincoln Square neighborhood, which was demolished in the 1950’s to build Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and other developments.
On Saturday December 14th, the Fall 2024 class presented artworks highlighting various stories at Good Shepherd Faith Presbyterian Church, where many interviewees are members:
Ash Wang created this animated collage video highlighting a story from an interview with Ronald Woods.
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, by the way, is the last standing church to predate the Lincoln Center urban renewal project that demolished the rest of the neighborhood, and has a rich civil rights history.
Meena Kabbani and Bhavika Yendapalli created this piece from this interview with Michael Nelson, Harold Thomas, Debra Washington and Ronald Woods.
Eric Bishop features another Ronald Woods interview in this piece
Video by Morgan Mueller and Tanvi Shah, featuring a story told by Michael Nelson, Harold Thomas, Ronald Woods and Debra Washington
Here is Junhan Zhao’s video featuring stories told by Ronald Woods, Michael Nelson and Debra Washington.