The work of New York photographer Jefferson Hayman, whom we've shown twice before, is informed by the aesthetic qualities of photographs from the turn of the 19th Century. Moreover, his gelatin silver & platinum prints are presented in antique & artist made frames, positioning him as both photographer & craftsman. "When viewing his photographs," writes collector Robert E. Jackson in the book we have published featuring Hayman's work, "we are captivated by a sense of stillness & timelessness. Each image, whether depicting something man-made or containing a face, exists as a still life. Flesh is mutely rendered as if the skin of some exotic fruit. Objects take on the somber persona of a timeworn visage." This dichotomy of form & figure, of object & face, informs the selection of work Hayman made for the exhibition. While drawing in large part from recent figure & portrait work, the exhibition also includes still life arrangements of skulls & human bones. The pairing is a subtle reminder that what lies beneath the suppleness of the human form is indeed mortally still.

Designed & published by Ampersand, I’ll Find Another One Prettier Than You features an in-depth selection of Hayman’s work & a foreword by collector Robert E. Jackson.