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a trail of broken pieces

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…rearranged into mosaics.

Starting back in 1985, “Mosaic Man” Jim Power began covering street poles in East Village (New York City) with mosaics of broken pieces of ceramics, coloured glass, bits of mirror, and other little treasures. The trail follows E. 8th – St Marks Place between Broadway and Tompkins Square Park.

below: Over the years, some of the poles were removed by the city and others were damaged. Back in 2017 a Go Fund Me page was set up to help Power restore the poles.

mosaics on outdoor street lamp posts, East Village mosaic trail

below: At the corner of 2nd Ave and East 8th Street (where it is St. Marks Place).

mosaics on outdoor street lamp posts, East Village mosaic trail, some pieces of broken ceramics have Japanese theme images on them
mosaics on outdoor street lamp posts, East Village mosaic trail, some pieces are made into letters that spell words on the poles

close up of a mosaic made with broken pieces of ceramic including some with pictures of blue flowers, and others with orange and red flowers, also stone like square pieces in blues and greys,

below: At 3rd Ave and East 8th Street

mosaics on outdoor street lamp posts, East Village mosaic trail, picture of a man, Rasputin of the bronx

mosaics on outdoor street lamp posts, East Village mosaic trail, yellow pieces make letter to spell St. Marks

ceramics on a lamp pole, woman standing beside, some of the maosaics spell words in blue, records, taylor, mead, also a red glass star on white

mosaics on two lamp posts, one closer and in focus, the other in the background, some people standing on the sidewalk too

mosaics on a pole, glass beads, squares, pink coloured lego figure that has been damaged,

More information can be found on the East Village Mosaic Trail website.
Photos taken August 2023