jerslice
2009-06-30, 02:15 AM
My first attempt at a photo essay of sorts. Within hours of the death of American pop music and cultural/generational icon Michael Jackson, crowds of people and impromptu memorials began sprouting up at the Experience Music Project in Seattle:
Tribute in Chalk: The EMP provided sticks of Crayola chalk to passerby and fans alike to write their condolences, appreciation, and affection for MJ on the concrete surrounding the building. Within hours the area was plastered with mini tributes like these:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3663837467_998b144af5.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3674652316_4f808a2d71.jpg
Inside the EMP, staff set up one of his jackets and trade-mark gloves for public viewing. Over the weekend, lines extended out the door.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3663837367_21dbefb95c.jpg
With MJ hits blaring in the normally spacious but now cramped room, an older couple (husband out of the frame) stops to read the placard and reflect on his passing.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3664639056_b7d703d860.jpg
A fan writes a short and sweet salutation on a sheet of heavy-duty yellow paper outside the EMP. Staff provided sheets of the stuff that extended the length of the building along a concrete ledge. About every half hour the paper would be full and staff would replace it with a clean sheet, moving the full sheets inside the building.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3674606798_1fe849d679.jpg
Tribute in Chalk: The EMP provided sticks of Crayola chalk to passerby and fans alike to write their condolences, appreciation, and affection for MJ on the concrete surrounding the building. Within hours the area was plastered with mini tributes like these:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3663837467_998b144af5.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3674652316_4f808a2d71.jpg
Inside the EMP, staff set up one of his jackets and trade-mark gloves for public viewing. Over the weekend, lines extended out the door.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3663837367_21dbefb95c.jpg
With MJ hits blaring in the normally spacious but now cramped room, an older couple (husband out of the frame) stops to read the placard and reflect on his passing.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3664639056_b7d703d860.jpg
A fan writes a short and sweet salutation on a sheet of heavy-duty yellow paper outside the EMP. Staff provided sheets of the stuff that extended the length of the building along a concrete ledge. About every half hour the paper would be full and staff would replace it with a clean sheet, moving the full sheets inside the building.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3674606798_1fe849d679.jpg