(12 Nov 2024)
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New York – 8 November 2024
1. Various of ‘Subway Therapy’ interactive art project
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Chavez, Creator of ‘Subway Therapy’:
"People will walk up and spend one minute and come up to me and say, ‘Wow, this is amazing. This made my day. This made my week. I really needed this.’ It seems like such a small thing, but it can be really, really important to the people that participate."
3. Man putting sticky note on the wall of subway tunnel
4. Woman writing on sticky note
5. Woman putting note on wall
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Danielle Guy, Visitor to New York:
"I put that I choose kindness even when it’s hard because I’ve had a hard time wanting to lash out whenever I’ve been treated not so awesome by some people recently. And it’s easy to want to be mean back, but being kind is the best thing to do."
7. ‘OMG why Trump’ note on wall
8. Woman putting sticky note on wall
9. ‘What will our next revolution look like?’ sticky note on wall
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Chavez, Creator of ‘Subway Therapy’:
"This project is not a reaction to the election, but because it invites people to express how they’re feeling at the time that they’re feeling it, certainly the context of the election influences what people write about."
11. Tracking shot of ‘Subway Therapy’ wall
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Mallie Lyons, New Yorker:
"I feel like this is a really good idea. I mean, I think especially somewhere where people can walk by and physically see what other people are feeling and what other people are thinking I think is such a beautiful thing. And, I don’t know, being able to express something that is on your mind in such a place like this, I feel like is really important."
13. Mid of ‘Subway Therapy’ wall
14. Chavez holding a book of his favorite notes
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Chavez, Creator of ‘Subway Therapy’:
"One note that really stood out to me, I, I try and keep some of them safe. And this one in particular really stood out to me and it showed up on Sunday. And there’s a story here and I don’t know what the story is, but I find ones that really make me think about what someone’s going through…just they’re so arresting."
16. Woman writing note
17. ‘I hope life doesn’t change. For once I’m happy’
18. Various of subway trains
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Chavez, Creator of ‘Subway Therapy’:
"I’m sure it would be easier to do it in front of a coffee shop. I’ve done it in a storefront in a, in malls and they’re much more calm. But there’s something about the hustle of New York City. It’s weird. It’s interesting. People have so much to say. And I love being in places where people are moving from one place to another. They just stop. They real quick get something off their chest and then they’re on their way."
20. Various of crowd in front of wall
21. Various notes on wall
22. Various of woman putting note on wall and walking away
STORYLINE:
A long tunnel deep in one of New York City’s subway stations in now the city’s most informal therapy couch.
Thousands of Post-it Notes line the white-subway-tiled tunnel connecting 6th and 7th Avenue.
Each note has the thoughts, aspirations, fears, jokes, or doodles of a subway rider.
All are part of a participatory art project called ‘Subway Therapy.’
The project is the brainchild of artist Matthew Chavez.
"People will walk up and spend one minute and come up to me and say, Wow, this is amazing. This made my day. This made my week. I really needed this," said Chavez,
Notes range from "OMG why Trump," to a picture of crying eyes, to "My GF butt."
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