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Tierney Gearon’s deeply provocative and introspective body of work finds its latest expression in “Dad, Where Are You?”, a meditation on motherhood through the eyes of the artist’s mother. Created in a documentary style, blending props, implied narration, and chance, these portraits exude a spontaneity that belies the presence of Gearon’s lens. This apparent contradiction between form and function lies at the heart of the work: snapshots that have become iconic. Juxtaposing cinematic elements with the sensibility of a family photo album, the images defy any single interpretation. Similarly, the palette oscillates between flesh tones and hyperrealistic shades of red, green, blue, and yellow—a visual trajectory built on contrasts that seems to echo the protagonist herself. The boundary between artifice and reality blurs, and each image reveals itself to be authentic and sincere. “Dad, Where Are You?” is a work that poses questions, inviting the viewer on a journey without a conclusion, yet revealing along the way a fascinating and innovative colorist aesthetic.
Steidl, 2007
156 pages
34.50 x 27.50 cm
ISBN
Tierney Gearon’s deeply provocative and introspective body of work finds its latest expression in “Dad, Where Are You?”, a meditation on motherhood through the eyes of the artist’s mother. Created in a documentary style, blending props, implied narration, and chance, these portraits exude a spontaneity that belies the presence of Gearon’s lens. This apparent contradiction between form and function lies at the heart of the work: snapshots that have become iconic. Juxtaposing cinematic elements with the sensibility of a family photo album, the images defy any single interpretation. Similarly, the palette oscillates between flesh tones and hyperrealistic shades of red, green, blue, and yellow—a visual trajectory built on contrasts that seems to echo the protagonist herself. The boundary between artifice and reality blurs, and each image reveals itself to be authentic and sincere. “Dad, Where Are You?” is a work that poses questions, inviting the viewer on a journey without a conclusion, yet revealing along the way a fascinating and innovative colorist aesthetic.
Steidl, 2007
156 pages
34.50 x 27.50 cm
ISBN
