Ellis Island

For five years (1998-2003) New York photographer Stephen Wilkes explored the hospital complex that made up the south side of <strong>Ellis Island</strong>. Negl... » 

For five years (1998-2003) New York photographer Stephen Wilkes explored the hospital complex that made up the south side of Ellis Island. Neglected for almost fifty years, the buildings were in a state of extreme disrepair. Wilkes has aimed to capture a new vision of this island through which twelve million people passed. «