Jack Kent turned people watching into an art in Portland, capturing eight years (and counting) of the city’s unique scenes and quirky characters through his comics series.
The interactive project rescues unwanted instruments, turning them into one-of-a-kind works of art that are then dispersed across the city for anyone to play.
The 5/8 scale train with a 30-inch track once traveled a 2.5-mile route through Washington Park and was a point of immense pride for Portland’s residents and leaders.
Day-Glo and other ostentatious fashion trends contrasted the grit and grunge of a city struggling to rise above drugs and violence, all during a period of cultural and economic reinvention.
