TALKING WITH FEAR ABOUT DYING TOMORROW
Talking with Fear about Dying Tomorrow is a body of work that follows the path of a 40-day journey I took in the summer of 2010. The trip functioned as an exercise in fulfilling the desire to travel alone and place myself in unfamiliar situations so as to learn from them. The project exists as an artist's book that centers around the word for word transcription of my journal from the trip, but also contains a small zine comprised of every photo from a toga party I went to in Portland, a series of 38 color photographs, and an envelope of recreated ephemera that was found in my car after returning from the trip. The work encourages an appreciation for the ways in which we recognize the common desire to feel special and tangibly represent the significance of our experiences.
This body of work was shown as a solo exhibition at Johalla Projects in March 2011 and The University of Notre Dame in October 2011; it also exists as a multi-media book.
The book Talking with Fear about Dying Tomorrow published by Silver Galleon Press is available for $60.
Edition of 25 is sold out.
Plans are currently being made for a new publication of this body of work.
If interested in purchasing, please use the Contact page or by e-mailing mattaustinphoto [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Interviews and features regarding this work:
Miki Johnson :: Sixty Inches from Center Part I :: Sixty Inches from Center Part II :: HERE Blog
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Press Release from solo exhibition :: Install photos from solo exhibition :: Press Release from book release