Henry Wessel 7781490

25 June 2020

“The photographs of Henry Wessel deal with the nature of places, usually public locations: parks, beaches, back and front yards, views from small city streets. Human activity has shaped these places, yet Wessel’s photographs become something imbued with mystery, far apart from the everyday world. Though made in an absolutely straightforward manner, these photographs are not without a hint of irony. Photographs such as Wessel’s idiosyncratic portraits of Bay Area houses, are bestowed with his own specific and unique meaning which transcends the prosaic matter.” Fraenkel Gallery