Gus Powell: The Lonely Ones (J&L BOOKS)

Synopsis

Inspired By The Late, Great Cartoonist William Steig And His Classic Book, The Lonely Ones (which Pairs Steig's Line-drawn Characters With Simple One-liners Of Dialogue-to-self), Photographer Gus Powell (born 1974) Made His Own Lonely Ones--quiet But Evocative Color Photographs Of Interiors And Landscapes, Inhabited By People, Animals And Inanimate Characters. Every Photograph Is Paired With A Suggestive Text, Functioning Here As The Opposite Of A Caption--each Of The 40 Color Photographs In The Lonely Ones Is Hidden By A Gate-fold, On Which Is Printed The Single Phrase. Every Photograph Is Revealed Individually Behind Its Gate-fold. Which Way To The Symposium? Paired With A Photograph Of A Butterfly In Midair. Let's Not Ruin It By Talking. Mistakes Were Made. This Might Hurt. Another Small Victory. I Am The Host Of This Misadventure.