Verified Sightings of Fictional Bears.
From Red-tailed Hawks in Washington Square Park to seals sightings in the Hudson River, New York is full of unexpected wildlife. In particular the city's vast parks offer an illusion of wild possibilities. So I decided to push the boundaries of reality.
I set up a Twitter account purporting to curate crowdsourced sightings of bears living in Prospect Park. The meticulously doctored images of these 'bears' lent an air of authenticity. Only the account bio, which read ‘verified sightings of fictional bears’, hinted at the playful deception within.
