Join us at ICP for the signing of artist John Paul for his latest release, DBL, a selection of photographic works in the form of eight folded posters.
Through his pictures, PJ records fragments of the city — bits of architecture, shifting lights, fleeting events — without predetermined narrative or structure. Shot during walks, his photographs emerge from an intuitive and improvisational process. Over time, film rolls are revisited and re-exposed, resulting in liminal, tactile, timeless traces of his many dérives through town. DBL offers a reflection on movement, memory, and perception while exploring the beauty that can be found in an intentional partial loss of control.
The event is free to attend and includes access to the galleries as it’s a part of ICP Community Day programs. See full list of Community Day’s programs here.
About Paul John
Paul John (he/him) is an artist, community organizer, photographer, and educator. His work is to connect people and create community via resource sharing, bookmaking, hosting events, and institution building. Paul co-founded Endless Editions and the Brooklyn Art Book Fair. Both organizations focus on creating free or low-risk opportunities in independent publishing and bookmaking.
Paul is the Head of Community at NEW INC, an incubator program that operates through the New Museum in NYC. Previously, Paul developed the Risograph Printing program at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, was the Coordinator of Printing and Publishing at the Jan van Eyck Academie, and taught Risograph printing at the School of Visual Arts.
While his photography highlights overlooked and distorted realities, his future ambitions are to continue to foster non-competitive spaces for communities to flourish via ice cream making and hosting a breakfast residency.
Image by Paul John
