It is a great photo book no doubt. But I am in doubt about the reality of the events being photographed. While I enjoy this work I regard the idea and execution as mostly conceptual. This is due to that the participators in the book can be seen in other works by the artists not in connection to The Park. Hence, I regard the people in The Park more as models or extras, than individuals in a real life event or subculture. Though, to my sources this is not confirmed. Which to me is not important. I like the ambiguity of it. Is it real? Is it not real? Then again, it is not that important. But an observation.
