Coke Wisdom O'Neal

37 year old Coke Wisdom O'Neal was born in Manhattan's upper west side, where he still lives today. A photographer and budding sculptor he combined his two passions in his long term project "The Box"
Orginally installed in Manhattan before moving to Queens & Texas, Coke shot a series or protraits within a 22 foot tall wooden box. The original sitters were friends and family as well as a few eager strangers invited via craigslist. Moving his box to the border town of San Isidro TX, O'Neal turned his attention to the community at large, shooting most of the towns residents before he was done. It was here that the box project began to come into its own, exposing the absurdity of the categorical boxes that we use to identify and place one another in society.

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