Publications
Laura
Padgett 'seeing things'
Forward & Edited by Garo Keheyan
With texts by Denise Robinson, Peter Weiermair
and Verena Kuni in conversation with
Laura Padgett
Assistant editing by Cleo Demetriou &
Miriam Butler
Design by Herman Lelie & Stefania Bonelli
Price: €18.99
ISBN: 978-9963-9199-4-9
Pages: 87
Binding: Softbound with matt lamination
Illustrations: 36 colour photos
Dimensions: 24cm x 19cm
Languages: English
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front cover |
back cover |
Laura Padgett ‘seeing things’ is an 87 page book
published in April 2008 following the exhibition of the same name at
the Pharos Centre for Contemporary Art from 13 February - 21 March
2008. This book documents work not only included in the exhibition
but also from the past several years. One of the main principles
explored in Laura Padgett’s most recent work is the diptych. These
photographic pairs are sometimes composed seamlessly, sometimes with
a thin space in between. Her use of text creates an additional
visual / cognitive layer to each composition.
‘It is about processes of understanding in which identity and
difference play a role. The image offers a story that the viewer
must decode. I once spoke about this work in reference to the viewer
taking on the role of a detective. In this process lies the
“punctum” of the work, as Roland Barthes would have said. …The
significance and sublimity of these images lies in the fact that
they are hermetic and cannot be completely decoded, offering us a
multiplicity of answers at one and the same time.’ Peter Weiermair
‘seeing things’ includes a forward by Garo Keheyan, essays by Peter
Weiermair and Denise Robinson as well as a conversation between
Verena Kuni and Laura Padgett. Edited by Garo Keheyan, assistant
editing by Cleo Demetriou and Miriam Butler. The book presents 36
colour illustrations, softbound with matt lamination.
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