True Places
by Jack Carnell
True Places is a welcomed pause in our fast-paced experiences of the modern world. It encourages us to slow down and appreciate the richness of our surroundings, especially in the seemingly mundane.
Jack Carnell has an unique eye for the textures, intricacies and quirks that make up small town and suburban living in the United States. As Wendy Brenner writes, “Jack Carnell’s images are so intimate, so intensely expressive and emotional, that a viewer might fail to notice the absence of people. Here, instead, are the tools we use to orient ourselves and our days, the signs, arrows, scales, directions, filing cabinets and drawers, the wires connecting everything to everything. How fanatically we interact with our small territories. How busy we are, running our tiny worlds, before we disappear altogether.”
“In our media bombarded world, where images whirl by us at light speed, these enigmatic photos ask us to be still, to contemplate, to enjoy the quiet.” Spence Kass
Artist Biography
Jack Carnell was born in Chicago, IL and received his BFA degree in photography from the University of New Mexico. In 1976, Carnell received an MFA degree in photography from The Tyler School of Art, Temple University. In 1980 he received a NEA grant for emerging photographers and in 1988 a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Carnell’s work is in the collections of several national museums, and he is currently an associate professor at Jefferson, teaching in the School of Architecture and the built environment. Learn more at www.jackcarnellphotography.com
True Places By Jack Carnell
True Places By Jack Carnell
True Places is a welcomed pause in our fast-paced experiences of the modern world. It encourages us to slow down and appreciate the richness of our surroundings, especially in the seemingly mundane.
Jack Carnell has an unique eye for the textures, intricacies and quirks that make up small town and suburban living in the United States. As Wendy Brenner writes, “Jack Carnell’s images are so intimate, so intensely expressive and emotional, that a viewer might fail to notice the absence of people. Here, instead, are the tools we use to orient ourselves and our days, the signs, arrows, scales, directions, filing cabinets and drawers, the wires connecting everything to everything. How fanatically we interact with our small territories. How busy we are, running our tiny worlds, before we disappear altogether.”
“In our media bombarded world, where images whirl by us at light speed, these enigmatic photos ask us to be still, to contemplate, to enjoy the quiet.” Spence Kass
Released 2017
51 color photographs
64 Pages
Smythe-sewn hardcover
10" x 9"
First Edition of 1,000
Essays by Spence Kass, Nataniel Popkin and Wendy Brenner
ISBN 9780998649016