I Work at Macy's

Claudia drawing her heart out

'Dalano' hard at work

Shopping around Union Square/being ambushed by a man outside Macy's. His wish was simple, he wanted us to draw and express ourselves with some coloured markers and a piece of cardboard. Being the up-for-anything art students we are, we obliged (although a little dubiously).

He soon introduced himself as 'Dalano', and his tale was also simple: he had been setting up a project which he called 'The Real Star Movement' where he sits outside the aforementioned department store and coaxes people to draw. He invited me to draw over a picture of a spider's web that he previously did. He sang us a lovely song. He has a very nice voice. Dalano tells us that over 6000 people have participated in his project. He also said that in doing so, he got a job working at Macy's selling womens shoes. Dalano even gave me his card:



We did our drawings and bid adieu.

Yet another night in the City.

- Agnes

p.s. Having just come from an exhibition around the idea of Participation, I think this experience was rather fitting. Perhaps I could give Dalano's number to the MoMA...yes?