Dennis Hollingsworth

John Pilson- INTERREGNA

John shows with me at Nicole's place, a good man he is.
He has a book that brings Vermeer* to mind:

JOHN PILSON
INTERREGNA

Hatje Canz, 2006: 128 pp, 59 duotone illus.

These photographs document a pre-9/11 moment?the officescape of a 24/7 investment bank at the height of the dot-com bubble, where John Pilson worked as a computer graphics operator on the graveyard shift. Using the opportunities provided by the ?dead time? of late night and early morning, he began to explore this space using still and video photography. The expected elements are all present: cubicles, fluorescent light, smeared gray carpet, beige boxes. The landscape of New York?s financial district, seen through windows, provides the occasional background. A clue to Pilson?s discoveries here is provided by the title Interregna, ?between the reigns,? meaning a period where authority and structure is suspended. This important body of work provides a troubling record of our inability to understand and therefore control the effects of technology and work on our lives.

$45 USD

Contact the gallery or visit www.nicoleklagsbrun.com/publications.html for information.

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Opening February 2nd:

JOHN PILSON
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER CINCINNATI

February 2 - April 15, 2007
44 East 6th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

For information and directions please visit http://www.contemporaryartscenter.org

*A thermonuclear Vermeer.

Posted by Dennis at January 18, 2007 1:04 PM