Evan Tapper - Listening Portrait Booth

          I thought this was a very interesting and clever installment. It reminded me of street vendors in New York City who draw caricatures for money. But the special elements in Tappers installment was the hidden identities of the participants and the conversations he had with them. Those elements, in a sense, seem to make his work more meaningful and unique. This installment definitely worked for me. Even if the drawings didn't come out the way the person actually looked, i feel as though even just conversing with the participants, for someone like Tapper, who's had experience drawing people face to face before, that simple gestures can be assumed through language. And ultimately I think that the valuable part of this installment is the spontaneous and element of surprise that makes this impressive.