Tales of a Flaneur (2001)

Tales of a Flaneur - words and images by John Matthews - http://www.flaneurphoto.com A man haunted by the aftermath of September 11, 2001 wanders through Hoboken and ponders where his life should lead and who should join him on his journey.

In shuffling through my digital archives, I happened upon this video I made with a friend in 2001. In the untitled piece, I glumly wander through a post-911 Hoboken to the tune of Sting’s rendition of Angel Eyes. It’s both the culmination of many years of making similar videos as a teenager (me wandering through empty landscapes in search of a pretty girl or mourning something that’s been lost) and the start of my professional flâneurism.