iSketch802

We like to be hand-held by our dreams once in a while. The opening sequence of Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979)—sixty shots in a cold twilight of black and white—shaped my perception of the city a long time ago. Only years later, I realized how emblematic each spot was. I still carry those perfect four minutes in my iPhone's videos. The NYC series continues, but the time has come to start going on the road. San Francisco, where I spent two magical years in the late nineties, proved to be the perfect place to start this new voyage. It all comes down to: what do we think about when we think about the cities we love? Memories, stereotypes, art and movies, general lore. For my landscapes, I merge the ideas I brought with me—what I expected—with what I actually found, to try to distill my honest interpretation of an icon. I want to offer an image I would have loved to dream about. As in my earlier set of prints, these were drawn on location on an iPhone, using the Brushes app. I'm alw