Tierney Gearon's deeply provocative and introspective work finds its latest incarnation in "Papa, où es-tu?", a meditation on motherhood through the eyes of the artist's mother. Produced in a documentary style, blending props, implied narrative and chance, these portraits exude a spontaneity that belies the presence of Gearon's lens. This apparent contradiction between form and function is at the heart of the work: snapshots that have become iconic. Juxtaposing cinematic elements with the sensibility of a family album, the images elude any single interpretation. Likewise, the palette oscillates between flesh tones and hyper-realistic shades of red, green, blue and yellow - a visual trajectory of contrasts that seems to echo the protagonist herself. The boundary between artifice and reality is blurred, and each image reveals itself to be authentic and sincere. "Daddy, where are you?" is an interrogative work, inviting the viewer on a journey without conclusion, but revealing in the process a fascinating and innovative colorist aesthetic.
Steidl, 2007
156 pages
34.50 x 27.50 cm
ISBN 978-3-86521-309-9
Tierney Gearon's deeply provocative and introspective work finds its latest incarnation in "Papa, où es-tu?", a meditation on motherhood through the eyes of the artist's mother. Produced in a documentary style, blending props, implied narrative and chance, these portraits exude a spontaneity that belies the presence of Gearon's lens. This apparent contradiction between form and function is at the heart of the work: snapshots that have become iconic. Juxtaposing cinematic elements with the sensibility of a family album, the images elude any single interpretation. Likewise, the palette oscillates between flesh tones and hyper-realistic shades of red, green, blue and yellow - a visual trajectory of contrasts that seems to echo the protagonist herself. The boundary between artifice and reality is blurred, and each image reveals itself to be authentic and sincere. "Daddy, where are you?" is an interrogative work, inviting the viewer on a journey without conclusion, but revealing in the process a fascinating and innovative colorist aesthetic.
Steidl, 2007
156 pages
34.50 x 27.50 cm
ISBN 978-3-86521-309-9
