REBIRTH OF A CITY

In reBirth of a City, Ralph casts New York’s iconic water towers as the consistent, unchanging image seen over the last century in the ever-changing city skyline in a series of lambent nude portraits in distant, wide-angle perspective. The photographic juxtaposition of these unique wooden relics–still a vital part of daily life–with the strength and softness of the female form offers a wholly new experience of urban physicality: the architectural and the corporeal at once representing life, creation & change.

Vik, Soho

Vik II, Soho

Rachael, NoMad

Vanessa, Soho

Sophie, Chelsea

Katya, Brooklyn

Lilly, Soho

Daphane, Noho

Mayra, Nolita

Amanda, MidTown

Chelsea, Soho

Lilly II, Soho

Vanessa II, Soho

Dani II, Hudson Yards

Dani, Hudson Yards

Shani, Tribeca

Shani , Upper East Side

Vik, Chelsea

Rachel, Soho

Vik II, Chelsea

Lilly III, Soho