“Empirical Evidence” (2021)

“Empirical Evidence” (2021)

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Topic 4.15

Damien Davis, “Empirical Evidence” (2021)

A color photograph of an overpass, the wall of the overpass consists of a concrete wall topped by perforated metal panels, through which train tracks and a parking lot are visible. The metal panels are white, black, and yellow. A Black man wearing a black baseball cap, orange shirt, jeans, and sneakers, is walking along the overpass.


Empirical Evidence (2021) © Damien Davis, Metro-North Mount Vernon 3rd Avenue Bridge. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. Photo: Etienne Frossard.

“Empirical Evidence” invites the public into dialogue and interaction, providing myriad cultural references to the African American community in the city of Mount Vernon, in New York’s Westchester County. Learn more about this piece and view more photographs on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority website.