{"product_id":"terminus-john-divola","title":"Terminus - John Divola","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-description\" class=\"product__text rte\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description truncated--disabled\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerminus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the sort of photo series that you could return to knowing that each time those magnetic black circles will signify something different”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– ArtReview\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[Divola’s] concerns are conceptual: they question the boundaries between fiction and reality, as well as the limits of art in describing life.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eGuillotine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Despite the the violent gestures perceptible here ... in the incongruous presence of painting, there is a beautiful, enduring, persistent poetry.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003el’Intervalle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSince 2015, John Divola has been making photographic projects in an abandoned air force housing complex in Victorville, California. By intervening in the buildings’ disused interiors with spray paint then photographing the modified scenes, Divola creates work that sits at an intriguing juncture of photography, sculpture, and installation. The images in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTerminus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egaze down derelict hallways towards dark shapes which Divola has painted at their ends. Through layers of paint, dust, and plaster, they exert an unmistakable pull on the viewer, at once suggesting the deterministic forces of fate and the rupturing possibility of escape. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArranging and juxtaposing theses images within the book as a considered object, the artist leads the viewer on a stochastic and entrancing traverse through the abandoned compounds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eContinuing the conceptual experimentation that has defined Divola’s oeuvre,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTerminus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures a tension between the observation of the specific and the insistence of the abstract. These are real places, shot in the available light of early morning, but altered by Divola’s obscure hieroglyphs they are alive with suggestions of symbolism and fiction. Sharp details testify to the abandonment and demise of half-familiar scenes even as they transfigure them into stage-like arenas for ideation. Within the transitional spaces of these passageways, we are always travelling and never arriving, caught between the tidal currents of history and speculation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFoil embossed hardback bound in Japanese paper\u003cbr\u003e24 x 31.5cm, 68 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SIGNED EDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe signed edition includes a slip signed by the artist and bound into the inside back cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MACKBOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135837049056,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0345\/2121\/9205\/products\/cover469_860x_6ced1618-54ac-4a3e-b4aa-97e870e068c1.jpg?v=1642033969","url":"https:\/\/todomodo.live\/products\/terminus-john-divola","provider":"Todo Modo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}