Robert JalbertE 118th St between 2nd Ave and 1st AveHeart Four · Location 445 · Drawn July 2004Download photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Download photograph 6Download photograph 7Download photograph 8Download photograph 9Download photograph 10Download photograph 11Video podcast0:00On the southeast corner of 2nd Avenue and East 118th Street is a four-story apartment building.0:07Beneath the black zigzags of the external metal fire escape is a patch of freshly painted red0:14wall that hosted the drawing. The drawing was made with his hand resting on a four-foot,0:21one-inch diameter black metal pipe rising up out of the sidewalk.0:25This is Robert Jalbert. He was drawn in July of 2004. His drawing is counting one person.0:36So what's the guilt about?0:38The guilt is simply that some people are still spending a lot of time involved in processes that may not be the best for them.0:46Sitting on the computer is difficult, and I'm fairly certain that most people today0:51day don't really want to spend the majority of their day sitting in a chair staring at0:56a computer screen.0:57It's that process that is so difficult and the knowledge that people that I truly do1:03care about are still sort of swamping through it.1:06So you're basically feeling guilty that some of the people who have been working on the1:09project are still kind of slogging through the computer work that it's going to take1:13to get this project to the public and for whatever reason, you know, not everybody feels1:17like they can commit as much time, at least for their mental health.1:21Maybe not. Yeah, I guess it's a pretty fair way of putting it.1:25It's my relationship with computers changed dramatically as a result of this project.1:31I grew up with computers, addicted to the usage of computers and the possibilities they provide.1:39You know, I'm a great deal younger than Mike, and so computers were in my room from day one1:44and came to the project with a pretty hefty amount of computer technical knowledge1:49and was able to imbue the project with a lot of that coding prowess.1:54And since the project, I essentially overdosed on computers1:57and do very little, if not no work on a computer at this point.2:02You know, I do my word processing and email.2:06And the project showed me that computers are not something I really want to be that involved with.2:12Robert Jalbert sold foam, all kinds.2:15He sold the little bits found in the corners of printing cartridges,2:19He sold foam for parts of wheelchairs.2:22He was 61 and had 20 years in the business.2:25With just a look, he could advise clients on what kind of foam they needed, said his wife, Catherine Jalbert.2:31Mr. Jalbert, who lived in Swampscott, Massachusetts, was one of the top ten salesmen at the Rogers Foam Corporation in Somerville.← Location 444Heart Four · Location 445Location 446 →
