When Jamie Livingston, photographer, filmmaker, circus performer,
accordian player, Mets fan, and above all, loyal friend, died
on October 25th (his birthday) in 1997 at the age of 41, he left behind
hundreds of bereft friends and thousands of photographs neatly
organized in small suitcases and wooden fruit crates.
Jamie took a Polaroid once a day, every day, including his last, for 18 years.
This
photographic diary, which he called, "Polaroid of the Day," or P.O.D.,
began when Jaime was a student at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson.
The project continued when he moved to apartments in New York City
including the incredible circus memorabelia-filled loft on Fulton
Street, which he shared with his best friend. That loft was the site of
many a Glug party, an "orphans thanksgiving," a super-8 festival of
Jamie’s lyrical films, and a rollicking music jam.
An exhibition of this work, will be on view Bard College in honor of the 10th anniversary of his death. The show opens on Saturday October 13. The opening reception is on October 20th(see below).
PHOTO OF THE DAY
1979-1997
6,697 Polaroids, dated in sequence
Exhibition runs from October 13-28, 2007
Reception: October 20, 2007
Bard College
Bertelsmann Campus Center
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
organized by Friends of Jamie
Sponsored by the Bard-St. Stephens’s Alumni/ae Assocation
For more information, contact info@photooftheday.net
There will be a web site very soon. Check back here and there will be news of it shortly. Or email us: louise_crawford(at)yahoo(dotcom)
Unfortunately I did not hear about the tribute to Jamie at Bard and missed the exhibition; but a friend of mine who works at Bard told me just today that she was surprised to see my face in a couple of the P’s of the Day on the wall at the Bard exhibit.
I worked with Jamie for several years from about 1980 to 1984; most intensely on a film we did during a 3 week trip to Peru circa 1983 and the photo of the day was a part of life for everyday of that trip and for weeks in the editing room afterwards.
Jamie was a wonderful guy besides being a very talented artist. I would love to see the Jamie’s wonderful photos again – do you know where I could do that.
Thanks for any info you can give me.
Diana Devlin