Art or Garbage: The Uncanny Valley [PHOTO ESSAY]

Phil Buehler

@pwbuehler

Phil Buehler is a long-time Bushwick based photographer & explorer of urban ruins. Buehler will be publishing some of his work in weekly curated segments on Bushwick Daily. 

“I’ll continue to post more photos of the artists, musicians, performers, street art, events, buildings, art galleries, even the pets and garbage from the last ten years as a weekly column here on Bushwick Daily – look for Bushwick: Art or Garbage and Bushwick: Then & Now.”


Art or Garbage: A Trip in the Uncanny Valley

Mannequins at Julia Trading on Flushing Avenue. I think this would make a great album cover.
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Mannequin heads at Green Village Used Clothing and Furniture. My iPhone wanted to tag the faces.
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Morgan Avenue
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Mannequin head at Food Story Natural Market
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Nick Kivlen, Julia Cumming & Jacob Faber of Sunflower Bean for We Color Live at Mona Liza
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White Street trash
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Bushwick barber shop
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CPR dummy in the hall of my apartment
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Mannequins at Julia Trading on Flushing Avenue
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Wig on mannequin heads at Young’s Beauty Supply on Broadway
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Lauren Fueyo at Amos Enos Gallery
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Cardboard Robot Battles at Standard ToyKraft
Drag show at Bizarre Bar

Follow Buehler on Instagram at @pwbuehler or Facebook at Phil Buehler Photography.


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