“Middle
Air”
Photography
by Raymond Meeks
Published by
Raymond Meeks, Portland, OR, 2009
First
Edition, First Printing
Offered here SIGNED by the
Artist and in AS NEW condition is Raymond Meeks' “Middle Air,”
published in 2009 by the Artist himself. This new artist book was
published in an edition of only 40 copies, signed and numbered, with
two SIGNED prints. The silver gelatin prints are printed on paper
measuring 8 x 8 inches, and the images measure 7.5 x 7.5 inches.
Raymond Meeks has produced a number of these rare artist books, using
different techniques and subject matters to create striking effects.
In “Middle Air,” Meeks presents simple photographs of his son
mowing the lawn. These touching black-and-white images exemplify
photography's ability to capture a single moment in time. A decidedly
personal work, the book also features original text written by Meeks.
From the Publisher:
“'Middle Air' is a sixteen page artist book that traces the routine
cutting of a sparse section of lawn in the backyard of our home in
rural Montana. Our son, Adam, was fifteen and not keen to yard work
or gas-powered mowers. How is it that these pictures trigger such
great feelings of loss for me now, one year later? Memory is an
undeniable force behind making art, the drive not to forget,
documenting the events of our lives over and over again, longing to
fill the void of what's missing. The eleven pictures were printed in
the order they were exposed (from one roll of 120 mm film) and are a
witness to the everyday, prosaic and all that passes as unremarkable.
The hard, mid-day light on the back of my son recalls, for me, an
assurance I’d had when he was still a boy- how wonderful he is in
this world. Each book will contain 'elements' (drawings, marking,
etc.) unique to the moments prior to their preparation for shipping.”
This
is a SIGNED softcover book in AS NEW condition with French folds and
stiff paper wraps. It contains 20 pages with 11 black-and-white
photographs, as well as text by Meeks, and comes with 2 prints. The
book measures 8.5 x 4.25 inches.
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