”Fire Escapes” – New York, Brooklyn to Manhattan

Industrial complexity of black & white, the beautiful ”Fire Escapes” on Manhattan, New York. Limited edition – Offset print on 200 gram uncoated design paper with gold foiled logotype ”Grafstad Designbyrå – Fine Art Photography by Danny Sivermalm”. Wrapped in black silk paper, packed in a matt black tube with black caps. Gold label with ”The New York – Brooklyn to Manhattan – Collection”, logo and signature of Danny Sivermalm. Also hand signed on backside of photo motive and numbered!

Color changes may occur between screen and printed photo.

Size: 50x70cm

Edition: 700 pieces.

More photos will come soon!

A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building. A fire escape consists of a number of horizontal platforms, one at each story of a building, with ladders or stairs connecting them. The platform and stairs are usually open steel gratings, to prevent the build-up of ice, snow, and leaves. Railings are usually provided on each of the levels, but as fire escapes are designed for emergency use only, these railings often do not need to meet the same standards as railings in other contexts. The ladder from the lowest level of the fire escape to the ground may be fixed, but more commonly it swings down on a hinge or slides down along a track. The moveable designs allow occupants to safely reach the ground in the event of a fire but prevent people from accessing the fire escape from the ground at other times (such as to perpetrate a burglary or vandalism).