WESTERN FRONT – The Uses of Would

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The Uses of Would

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The Uses of Would was a photo installation by Bill Jones, created by printing photographic images in situ using objects found at Western Front—transforming the gallery itself into both camera and darkroom.

The image is a black-and-white photograph. The image shows a wide view of the gallery where a long rectangular mixed media photo installation is on the wall. On the left, a small hinged frame is open, showing a dark circular printed form. In the middle is a hanging pleated paper lantern suspended from a bracket. On its right is a large dark circular form with a light, perforated centre. A dark gathered curtain hangs from a rod at the right end of the installation.

The image is a black-and-white photograph that shows a partial view of the left and centre of the installation. On the left, a small hinged frame is open, showing two dark streaked images. At centre, a small bottle sits on a white cut-out shelf in front of a dark circular form. On the right, a pleated paper lantern hangs beneath a metal wall bracket. The dark forms and their shadows overlap on the wall, creating layered silhouettes.

The image is a black-and-white photograph. A close-up view shows the right side of the installation. A pleated paper lantern hangs on the left beside a large high-contrast circular form with a pale, perforated centre. A dark gathered curtain hangs from a rod on the right. The bracket and lantern cast long shadows across the wall.

The image is a black-and-white photograph. A frontal view shows a dark solid paper sheet pinned to the gallery wall. A wide vertical band of fine white marks resembling bark and a tree trunk runs down the right side, with thin branch-like strips extending to the right edge. A small textured moon-like circle is on the upper left. A scale ruler is mounted on the wall to the right.

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a textured print on a dark paper sheet, pinned to the wall. The image shows a dense, rough surface, with contrasting fissures running across it and a spiral pattern of concentric rings at the upper left. A grayscale ruler is mounted on the wall on the left. The bottom edge of the print is jagged.

The image is a black-and-white photograph that shows two rectangular prints mounted side by side on a dark sheet and pinned to the wall. Both show dense, bark-like texture in white linear marks, with thin branching lines at the base. A grayscale ruler is on the wall on the left. The prints are tilted toward each other and overlap only at the bottom, leaving a V-shaped gap above that suggests a wedge cut into a tree trunk from the top.

Captions:

Bill Jones: The Uses of Wood, installation view, Sep 15 – Oct 2, 1987.
Bill Jones: The Uses of Wood, installation view, Sep 15 – Oct 2, 1987.
Bill Jones: The Uses of Wood, installation view, Sep 15 – Oct 2, 1987.
Bill Jones: The Uses of Wood, installation view, Sep 15 – Oct 2, 1987.
Bill Jones: The Uses of Wood, installation view, Sep 15 – Oct 2, 1987.
Bill Jones: The Uses of Wood, installation view, Sep 15 – Oct 2, 1987.

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