Views of the Treasury Building
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| Larry Wolf, More Or Less Transparent - Overview Grid, September 2019 |
This series is a view of The Treasury Building from Room 311 of the W Hotel, Washington DC. The eighteen images cover 54 seconds on the afternoon of September 25, 2019. A flag outside the window creates shadows that move across the curtain. The shadows create transparency.
I was in DC to work with Congressional staff on funding for public health infrastructure. The Treasury Building, adjacent to the White House, was the first federal office building in DC. It was opened in 1800, two years after the first public health act which established maritime hospitals. The need now is for actionable information; a building block for health and equity.
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These are images of light and shadow. There are layers and textures: the curtain with folds, the window with grille, the Treasury Building with columns and windows. A flag is the one element that moves during the exposures. The flag creates the shadows that change the transparency of the curtain.
This is a moment when a sense perception breaks through the rush of activity. Stop. Look. Look again. Something very ordinary, a view from a window, feels extra-ordinary, a reminder of the uniqueness of each moment, multiple moments in a minute.
Life is fleeting, savor each moment, the small ones as well as the grand ones.
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These are images of light and shadow. There are layers and textures: the curtain with folds, the window with grille, the Treasury Building with columns and windows. A flag is the one element that moves during the exposures. The flag creates the shadows that change the transparency of the curtain.
This is a moment when a sense perception breaks through the rush of activity. Stop. Look. Look again. Something very ordinary, a view from a window, feels extra-ordinary, a reminder of the uniqueness of each moment, multiple moments in a minute.
Life is fleeting, savor each moment, the small ones as well as the grand ones.
Selected Images
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| Larry Wolf, View of the Treasury Building, September 25, 2019 4:51:38 pm |
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| Larry Wolf, View of the Treasury Building, September 25, 2019 4:52:00 pm |
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| Larry Wolf, View of the Treasury Building, September 25, 2019 4:52:26 pm |
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| Larry Wolf, View of the Treasury Building, September 25, 2019 4:52:30 pm |
Zine
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| Zine Cover |
Silk Version
Risograph Version (2025)
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| Larry Wolf, Risograph Booklet in Protective Covers (2025) printed at Matiz Press |
Risograph Flipbook Animation (2026)
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| Larry Wolf, More or Less Transparent (2019/2026) Risograph Print of Flipbook Pages created with Philip Bell at Lot'sa |
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Larry Wolf, More or Less Transparent (2019/2026) gif compiled from scan of flipbook pages created with Philip Bell at Lot'sa |
Larry Wolf, More or Less Transparent (2019/2026)video of the flipbookcreated with Philip Bell at Lot'sa
Steps Using Risomotion https://philipbell.art/risomotion
- Upload Frames (the source jpgs)
- Risomotion creates a ledger sized png for download
- Print the png (on any printer, in this case on the Risograph at Lot'sa)
- Scan the printed version
- Risomotion "recompiles" the scan into a gif or an mp4 video
- Cut and staple the printout into the pages of a flipbook
Available Occassionally
Previously Available at these stores (2021)
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| AlleyCat Comics 5304 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 |
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| Women and Children First 5233 N Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640 |
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| Women and Children First 5233 N Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640 |
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| Uncharted Books 5140 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 |
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| Uncharted Books 5140 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 |
Etsy (no longer for sale as of 2022)
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| No Longer Available on Etsy |
Blog Posts
More Or Less Transparent - October 3, 2019
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| https://www.larrywolf51.com/ 2019/10/more-or-less-transparent-2019-09-25.html |
Multiple Overlays
Background
There is a larger story here about Federal policy and my engagement with the Federal government through advisory committees, expert panels and national associations.
Public Health
Marine Hospitals - Established 1799
Social Determinants of Health
The Treasury Building
"The present Treasury Building was built over a period of 33 years between 1836 and 1869."
"The Treasury Building is the oldest departmental building in Washington and has had a great impact on the design of other governmental buildings."
The W Hotel
"Built in 1917 across the street from the White House, Hotel Washington was the closest neighbor to the First Family."
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