Daniel Cosentino Arts

Now/Here 

The "Stairs to Nowhere" (Stairs to Now Here, Stairs to Know Where) were built this summer on our family homestead in Lincoln Park, NJ. The work is created from repurposed pallet wood originally used to support oxygen canisters used in medical facilities through the pandemic. The stairs lead into the steep forest ravine behind the property which looks out across the valley and Great Peace Meadows below. Neighborhood children prompted the construction after the previous pathway turned into a mudslide. Since that time many birds, woodland creatures and neighborhood pets could be seen using the steps. The photograph is made from a similar homemade process, developed on premises from a large format negative made with antiquated equipment.