David shares a song he was inspired to write back in 1974 after Phillipe Petit's great feat at the World Trade Center. He shares his thoughts and the lyrics to his song.
Jeffrey describes his experience on the morning of 9/11; riding towards the wreckage and taking photos. He recalls how the events sunk in over the course of the day.
Jenn and Kevin McCoy were artists in residence at WTC's World Views program through LMCC and Thundergulch. They thought of the WTC as the perfect set for their project "Airworld" which plays upon corporate culture. The McCoys set up their studio on…
Sara first experienced 9/11 through sounds. She was in her apartment in the East Village during the attacks. She describes each sound she remembers from that morning and later what she saw from her roof.
Marie shares her memories of being at the WTC and how beautiful it was. She describes the view of the towers reflecting the sunset light from her apartment in New Jersey.
Mike Payton describes the noise made by a fireman's "man down" alarm and how overwhelmeing the sound was when so many alarms went off in the first several seconds after the buildings collapsed. He suggests that we add the sound to the archive.
Caroline describes some of her memories of WTC views and also her experiences at and near the buildings. She shares some poems she wrote following September 11th.
Olive had a residency through the World Views program. She's a painter and she describes some of her visual memories of the views throughout the seasons and different times of day. She says she was a voyeur observing the rooftops teeming with life.
Jaime Davidovich was an artist in residence at the World Views Program at the WTC in 2000. He describes his work – video pieces and stills – which incorporates everyday objects and views from his WTC studio with images of TVs. He talks about how his…
Original song about my escape on 9/11 from Tower One, 73rd Floor where I worked as an engineer, and the tide of heroism and patriotism that swept the country in the months that followed. Entitled '8:48', it was created shortly after 9/11. The song…
Historian Robert Snyder, professor at Rutgers University introduces himself. He was born in New York and studies the history of New York City "from the bottom up."
Michael Rhys made this recording of the WTC tower 2 lobby on his visit to NYC in September of 1996. As a sound designer, he always carry recording equipment with him when he travels. This recording is one of many he made on that trip. He is happy…
Don Bracken, one of the former resident artists in the World Trade Center remembers his studio on the 91st floor. He describes some of his paintings that were inspired by his work space and the views. He recalls some of his experiences in the…
Grace Bollmann recalls her visit to the WTC as a teenager, with her family, in the 80's. She describes how it was to look up at the twin towers and the awe and appreciation she felt in that moment.
Sonya Sklaroff was an artist in residence in the 1999 World Views program at the WTC. She describes the "fingernail paintings" she did there and the Santa Fe residency she did post-911.