Hursley at Garvey|Simon
Last Thursday I ventured to Garvey|Simon gallery in Chelsea for the opening of Timothy Hursley: Tainted Lens, which is on display until June 10th. Hursley, who is based in Little Rock, Arkansas, is known to many architects for his documentation of Rural Studio projects as well as works by prominent architects in the South and Midwest. Yet in addition to his architectural photography, Hursley has consistently produced a diverse range of fine art, such as his many photos of the so-called Broken Silo near Greensboro, Alabama. A selection of his fine art photographs make up the exhibition at Garvey|Simon.
Hursley (at left in the above photo) usually portrays the Broken Silo as four photographs side-by-side, rather than one individual photo; it's like he's portraying the four architectural elevations of the damaged structure. If the silo were intact and operational, only one photo would be necessary, since the cylindrical form would appear the same from all vantage points. In essence, the tornado that damaged the silo turned it from a building into a piece of architecture and therefore, in my interpretation at least, made it worthy of Hursley's attention.
Another thing the Broken Silo photos make me consider is that no image exists alone, be the subjects architectural or fine art. In the case of the former, a building is understood through multiple photographs, substituting the actual experience of a building for those unable to visit; in turn, multiple fine art pho...
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