frieze

They walked along the granite embankments of the Neva, past the magnificent Admiralty building and its proud white columns, its countless statues and friezes depicting figures from myths and ancient times.

They’re lined up like figures on the carved frieze of a Roman sarcophagus, except the slight tilt of the camera has them poised to slide out of the frame.

Inside Mayada’s home, the living room has a frieze of shrapnel spatter covering a wall.

After writing this, she called Jeff Klein, owner of the Sunset Tower Hotel, and asked him to light the plaster friezes.

They kept the field dimensions, re-created the limestone and granite façade, preserved views up to the elevated rail tracks and approximated the original frieze above the upper deck.