Sleepyurbanite: Sleepy Subway Art

Feeling a little drowsy myself on this overcast Monday morning, I felt compelled to share with you the impromptu art of Yvonne Doll. Yvonne is an indie musician and artist from Chicago, who has found a unique art niche– inspired by her “frustration with slogging away in day job land,” Sleepyurbanite is an art project that compiles photos of people sleeping on Chicago’s subway. Yvonne took all of the photos with her Motorola V577 camera phone; I guess it is discreet enough so as to not cause a scene, and I must say, it takes pretty good photos. Yvonne is drawn to this kind of art because she sees the subway as a place where people are brought together in mass, yet they (for the most part) remain disconnected from one another. To Yvonne, her Sleepyurbanite project is a way for her to use everyday technology to breathe a little connectedness to a place otherwise infused with anonymity. My hat goes off to Yvonne for her creative and positive photo quest.