Once Removed: Portraits

In this first monograph of J. John Priola's work, artifacts saved from oblivion--understatedly set against a black backdrop--imply a mysterious archaeology of unknown persons: owners of torn photographs, savers of broken dishes, diviners of kitchy knick-knacks. Once Removed is a dream of hidden meanings. In it, Priola reaffirms the photograph's power to represent through images so simple and unassuming that we can only wonder, who and why are these things?