Power in the Darkness

You may not recognize his face, but if you’ve spent any time in the East Village over the last couple of decades, you’ve invariably seen his handiwork. Jim “Mosaic Man” Power has livened up the neighborhood with his signature artwork, adorning light poles and other drab, industrial ephemera with colorful, intricate mosaics. I’ve accosted Jim on the street once or twice, and he’s always interesting to chat with, although he moves from tangent to tangent pretty swiftly. In more recent times, Power has unfortunately found himself without a roof over his head. While the East Village is inarguably gentrifying, this is not to say that it still doesn’t have a bit of badlands left in it. As such, Power has been having hard time of it. Intrepid photographer Bob Arihood recently caught up with the Mosaic Man to hear of his current troubles. Click here to read his account.