Terminus

‘Terminus is the sort of photo series that you could return to knowing that each time those magnetic black circles will signify something different‘ ArtReview ‘[Divola’s] concerns are conceptual: they question the boundaries between fiction and reality, as well as the limits of art in describing life.‘ Guillotine ‘Despite the the violent gestures perceptible here ... in the incongruous presence of painting, there is a beautiful, enduring, persistent poetry.‘ l’Intervalle Since 2015, John Divola has been making photographic projects in an abandoned air force housing complex in Victorville, California. By intervening in the buildings’ disused interiors with spray paint then photographing the modified scenes, Divola creates work that sits at an intriguing juncture of photography, sculpture, and installation. The images in Terminus gaze down derelict hallways towards dark shapes which Divola has painted at their ends. Through layers of paint, dust, and plaster, they exert an un