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"They
would crouch down, stand on cement barriers and snake their way around the
site, hoping for a glimpse into the forbidden zone, the sacred burial ground.
Peeking through holes in the tarp, anything to satisfy the need to see something
of the debris, perhaps for their own confirmation of the unbelievably horrific
images, which tortured us over and over again. |
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On
Church Street every clear afternoon at about 3pm, the light from the sun
flashed brilliantly into your eyes, making it hard to see. People would
lift hands in front of their faces, trying to shield their eyes to glimpse
the empty sky in front of them, like an unconscious salute to where the
towers used to stand. But the buildings weren’t there, and you felt
the wind and the light hit your face and you were instantly reminded."-
Steve Simon - from Empty Sky -The Pilgrimage To Ground Zero |
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"Through
his 9/11 work, photographer Steve Simon has proven once again what his
probing, perceptive, Canadian eye can accomplish when trained on important
facets of American culture."
- David Friend
Excerpted from American
Spirit, Time Life Books.
Empty
Sky-The Book |
