Shot over three years, Martin Usborne’s series consists of over forty
images of dogs gazing silently through car windows, often in the dead of
night. The images, which are staged and highly cinematic, evoke a mood
of loneliness and longing. They are not so much portraits of dogs as
studies in separation: on one level referring to the separation between
humans and (other) animals but on another the separation within
ourselves, between our everyday selves and the rawer (more animal) parts
that we keep locked away. The images, which draw on the work of Hopper
and Crewdson, have a subtle humour as well as some hope – Usborne wants
to show that there is beauty in the darkest spaces within us.
Martin Usborne (b. 1973 in London) focuses his work mainly on portraits, both human and animal. He strives to make his work poignant but also a little playful. He has published two books, "I’ve lived in Hoxton for 81 1⁄2 years" (2009) and "My name is Moose: modern Life through a dog’s eyes" (2011). "The Silence of Dogs in Cars" has been shown in solo exhibitions in London and Los Angeles as well as on various art blogs and in magazines around the world, e. g. The New Yorker Photo Booth, Time Light Box, Burn Magazine, foto8, BBC Viewfinder, The Guardian, The Independent, British Journal of Photography, Das Magazin.
Martin Usborne (b. 1973 in London) focuses his work mainly on portraits, both human and animal. He strives to make his work poignant but also a little playful. He has published two books, "I’ve lived in Hoxton for 81 1⁄2 years" (2009) and "My name is Moose: modern Life through a dog’s eyes" (2011). "The Silence of Dogs in Cars" has been shown in solo exhibitions in London and Los Angeles as well as on various art blogs and in magazines around the world, e. g. The New Yorker Photo Booth, Time Light Box, Burn Magazine, foto8, BBC Viewfinder, The Guardian, The Independent, British Journal of Photography, Das Magazin.
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