Blockbusters

A picture is now worth 500 words. At least, that’s the going rate in the heart of downtown Phoenix, a heart represented by ghostwriter Joey Robert Parks’ brainchild, “26 Blocks.” The show, which opens Friday, May 7, pairs photographers and writers, assigns the pairs a specific city block, then sets those 26 duos free to interpret and represent their blocks. Why 26? Letters in the alphabet.

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In researching his block, writer Dave Tyda, who’s paired with architectural photographer Dan Vermillion, discovered a coffee bar owned by an old friend he’d lost track of. Another pair is focusing on a nonprofit located on its turf. Participating writers include novelist T.M. McNally as well as poets Sally Ball, Andrea Avery, and Steve Price. To top off this grid-tastic frenzy, visual artist Raphael Navarro captures his perspective on all 26 blocks on four-by-four wood, um, blocks.