John Pilson: Interregna [Hardcover]

Jeffrey Anderson (Author), John Pilson (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2007

These photographs of eerily empty white-collar industrial space 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 that "dead time," late at night and early in the morning, Pilson undertook to explore his workspace in still photography and video. All the familiar elements are present, and newly prominent under his eye: cubicles, fluorescent light, smeared gray carpet, beige boxes. The title of this book is translated, "between the reigns," and refers to that period when authority is suspended and abandoned structures must do their best to enforce the norms, as Pilson's spaces implacably do. Pilson's troubling record of our inability to understand and therefore control the powers of technology and work in our lives has appeared at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3775718982
• ISBN-13: 978-3775718981
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,251,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This is a beautiful photography book. It clearly depicts John Pilson's incredible talent.
I bought several to give to friend's who shared my enthusiasm.
I'm looking forward to his next book.