Description
In a few short years, Isaac Layman (b. 1977) has established himself as an exceptional talent. In Paradise, Layman expands his practice of constructing large-scale, psychologically charged photographic-based visions of the spaces and objects found in his Seattle home. His most recent photographic constructions explore the desire to fabricate escapes, destinations, and monuments and the role discontent plays in driving the need to create imagined perfection.
Surveys Layman's work in the context of dreams of utopia in suburbia, secession from the city, nostalgia for paradise
About the Author
Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker is director of the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, and a curator of contemporary and historical art who has published extensively in Europe, Asia, and North America. Doug Nufer is a Seattle writer, poet, and performer and an editor of American Book Review.
Reviews
"This book, an intense combination of images and text, is a rare encounter: rich and strange."
-- Mike Dillon * City Living *Book Information
ISBN 9780295991856
Author Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker
Format Hardback
Page Count 80
Imprint University of Washington Press
Publisher University of Washington Press
Weight(grams) 839g
