The reopening of a totally renovated Public Square in 2016 prompted The George Gund Foundation to commission esteemed photographer Matthew Pillsbury to picture many of Cleveland’s public spaces through his imaginative use of long exposures. In this series of photographs he portrays a sampling of the city’s successful and not-so-successful gathering places, perhaps sparking consideration of the difference but certainly elevating appreciation for these grounds that Clevelanders have in common.
Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio
Mall A, Cleveland, Ohio
Mall B, Cleveland, Ohio
Eastman Reading Garden, Cleveland, Ohio
Ralph J. Perk Plaza at Chester Commons, Cleveland, Ohio
Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Galleria at Erieview, Cleveland, Ohio
Heinen's of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio
Tower City Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Gateway Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio
League Park, Cleveland, Ohio
League Park, Cleveland, Ohio
East 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio
Colonial Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio
East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio
East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio
East Bank of The Flats, Cleveland, Ohio
Crooked River Skate Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Cleveland, Ohio
Art & Soul of Buckeye Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio