{"product_id":"roach-motel-nyc-village-halloween-parade-1982-86","title":"Roach Motel","description":"\u003cp\u003e16x20 inch Black \u0026amp; White print on Epson Art Cotton Smooth 250 gram paper. From the NYC Village Halloween Parade, 1982–86.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eShot from a second-story apartment overlooking West 10th Street, this black-and-white 35mm frame captures a biting piece of social satire from the NYC Village Halloween Parade between 1982 and 1986. A participant navigates the asphalt in a boxy, do-it-yourself \"Roach Motel\" costume, holding hand-lettered signs that mock the mid-eighties housing crisis with phrases like \"Sublet Available\" and \"Going Co-op.\" The photographer utilized a 135mm lens to pull the subject in close from their elevated vantage point, while a powerful professional strobe light illuminated the street below, freezing the marcher mid-stride. This black-and-white perspective highlights the clever DIY ingenuity and local political humor that defined the Greenwich Village festivities during this era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"20 x 16″ \/ GVHP B\u0026W on Epson Smooth 250grm","offer_id":41561023316039,"sku":"539735-29792698-508000-406000","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3240\/0967\/files\/Roach_Motel_GVHP_Sht_003_Frame_012_sm_PREVIEW.jpg?v=1743171834","url":"https:\/\/scottlaperruque.myshopify.com\/products\/roach-motel-nyc-village-halloween-parade-1982-86","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}