Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Exhibition
until Feb 28, 2026
You probably know the feeling of sitting in the city, watching people pass by. Maybe you make up stories, imagining who they are and where they’re going.
From 2004 to 2017, artist Peter Funch lived in New York City. Every day, he spent hours capturing the daily rhythms and random encounters of thousands of people in the city. This effort resulted in two photo series, Babel Tales and 42nd and Vanderbilt, which you can experience in the weekend exhibition Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Each series, in its own way, reveals how we, as individuals, become part of a larger, collective presence in public spaces.
Note!
This is a small-scale photo exhibition, open on weekends.
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Photo: DAC 
Photo: DAC
Photo: DAC
Babel Tales
At first glance, the images in the Babel Tales series (2006–2011) appear to depict the bustling life on New York’s streets. But as you look closer, you’ll notice that each work contains repetitions—people yawning, carrying balloons, dressed in red, or sharing other similarities.
Peter Funch took thousands of photographs at selected locations in New York, later identifying distinct patterns within the images. These patterns were then digitally combined into a single final image. The individuals featured in these pictures were all at the same place, though never at the same time.
42nd and Vanderbilt
The second photo series, 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007–2016), offers an authentic snapshot of New York’s morning rush hour at the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue. Over nine years, Peter Funch documented the same corner every morning between 8:30 and 9:30. He photographed people in their daily routines, gradually recognizing the same faces over weeks, months, and even years. Unlike Babel Tales, there is no digital manipulation here—just raw, unfiltered morning chaos. Together with the works in Babel Tales, these images reveal how we are both part of the city’s collective flow and caught in our personal rituals and moments.
42nd and Vanderbilt
The second photo series, 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007–2016), offers an authentic snapshot of New York’s morning rush hour at the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue. Over nine years, Peter Funch documented the same corner every morning between 8:30 and 9:30. He photographed people in their daily routines, gradually recognizing the same faces over weeks, months, and even years. Unlike Babel Tales, there is no digital manipulation here—just raw, unfiltered morning chaos. Together with the works in Babel Tales, these images reveal how we are both part of the city’s collective flow and caught in our personal rituals and moments.
42nd and Vanderbilt
The second photo series, 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007–2016), offers an authentic snapshot of New York’s morning rush hour at the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue. Over nine years, Peter Funch documented the same corner every morning between 8:30 and 9:30. He photographed people in their daily routines, gradually recognizing the same faces over weeks, months, and even years. Unlike Babel Tales, there is no digital manipulation here—just raw, unfiltered morning chaos. Together with the works in Babel Tales, these images reveal how we are both part of the city’s collective flow and caught in our personal rituals and moments.
42nd and Vanderbilt
The second photo series, 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007–2016), offers an authentic snapshot of New York’s morning rush hour at the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue. Over nine years, Peter Funch documented the same corner every morning between 8:30 and 9:30. He photographed people in their daily routines, gradually recognizing the same faces over weeks, months, and even years. Unlike Babel Tales, there is no digital manipulation here—just raw, unfiltered morning chaos. Together with the works in Babel Tales, these images reveal how we are both part of the city’s collective flow and caught in our personal rituals and moments.
42nd and Vanderbilt
The second photo series, 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007–2016), offers an authentic snapshot of New York’s morning rush hour at the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue. Over nine years, Peter Funch documented the same corner every morning between 8:30 and 9:30. He photographed people in their daily routines, gradually recognizing the same faces over weeks, months, and even years. Unlike Babel Tales, there is no digital manipulation here—just raw, unfiltered morning chaos. Together with the works in Babel Tales, these images reveal how we are both part of the city’s collective flow and caught in our personal rituals and moments.
42nd and Vanderbilt
The second photo series, 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007–2016), offers an authentic snapshot of New York’s morning rush hour at the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue. Over nine years, Peter Funch documented the same corner every morning between 8:30 and 9:30. He photographed people in their daily routines, gradually recognizing the same faces over weeks, months, and even years. Unlike Babel Tales, there is no digital manipulation here—just raw, unfiltered morning chaos. Together with the works in Babel Tales, these images reveal how we are both part of the city’s collective flow and caught in our personal rituals and moments.
About Peter Funch
Photo: DAC Peter Funch (b. 1974) is an award-winning Danish photographer with a rare international career. He lived in New York for 13 years and now resides and works in Paris. Compared to other artists, his background is unconventional, which is precisely what makes him one of today’s important voices. Peter Funch graduated as a photojournalist from the Danish School of Media and Journalism in 1999, balancing his traditional art career with commercial campaigns for major companies like Sony. Currently, he is represented by V1 Gallery in Copenhagen and has previously exhibited at venues ranging from Colette in Paris to The Hole in New York and Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk.