Jeff Mermelstein – Arena Amana and viewer within the specific

and viewer within the specific context of the architecture

The National Gallery of Art

Constructed based on the dimensions of personal space

As a statement disguised in a poetic novel

and a model of the dream worlds we hope to inhabit

Jeff Mermelstein – Arena Amana and viewer within the specificArena was shot during a four year tenure that began in 2012 on the day Barclays Center in Brooklyn first opened its doors to the public. Charged with the extraordinary commission to photograph over 350 events held in Barclays first years, Arena marks a particularly prolific period of Jeff Mermelsteins career. Though known for works created against the backdrop of the streets of NYC, Mermelstein here moves inward through the lobbies, hallways, and