Where We Danced
Jake Morosini
Through a hybrid of print and digital media, I investigate the histories and lived experiences of queer nightlife spaces in New York City that have since disappeared. This newspaper brings together archival materials, documentary photography, and firsthand accounts to reconstruct the atmosphere, energy, and cultural significance of these environments.
Drawing from photographers who documented these spaces alongside quotes and narratives from people who occupied them, the project centers memory as both visual and emotional evidence. Grainy images, layered typography, and fragmented compositions reflect the ephemeral nature of nightlife, where moments are fleeting but deeply formative.
By assembling these materials into a broadsheet format, I explore how queer identity is shaped within collective spaces that exist outside of mainstream visibility. The newspaper acts as both an archive and an homage, preserving stories that are often overlooked or lost as physical venues disappear.
Ultimately, this project considers what it means to remember places that no longer exist, and how community, identity, and expression continue to live on through shared histories and visual documentation.