Apparently, Brooklyn's been billed a do-it-yourself mecca. For the record, the most DIY I've ever been is painting my hallway with chalkboard paint so the occasional house guest can leave me some profanity, or a line from a Kim Addonizzio poem. Although there are other cities around the country that also sport a species of people who would sooner construct intricate shelving units out of abandoned wood planks than high-tail it to Ikea, the innovation in this particular borough has charmed its way into the visions of many artists, including Tod Seelie's.

Seelie's work narrates one of the less-expurgated biographies of the borough's apparent "counterculture" (though, if almost everyone is endeavoring in arts and crafts to beautify their nests, doesn't it simply become "culture"?) With other focal points including street fashion and rock music, "Slowdancing to Slayer" is a bittersweet assortment of photographs that examine the settings of the city's trendier niches as well as the eccentric cast of characters that populate them–and in doing so, provides a welcome relief from the lavish high-rises threatening to filter out the local flavor. Closing this Saturday, Seelie's work is on display at the appropriately located, Williamsburg-based Cinders Gallery.