Since 2000, the folklorist Joseph Sciorra has built a presepio in his Brooklyn kitchen. His take on this traditional Italian Nativity scene reflects more modern settings like Baghdad or a Caribbean beach. This year, he set the crèche in the South Bronx of 1975
For the past few weeks, Joseph Sciorra has been painstakingly putting together a tabletop tableau of the South Bronx circa 1975. Subway cars slathered with graffiti are set against bombed-out tenements and empty lots. An empty lot is covered with broken bricks and a battered mattress, and a charred car is abandoned by the curb. He added the final touch this week:
Jesus, Mary and Joseph
This is not an exclamation, but a partial roster
They are joined by the Three Kings, some stable creatures, shepherds and angels on high. Read more..
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