Avec Family Car Trouble, Gus Powell joue avec la forme du roman, à la fois comme objet matériel et comme véhicule narratif pour exprimer la vie intérieure. Le travail enregistre et compte avec l’arrivée des enfants, le départ d’un père, et l’entretien d’un break Volvo 940 de 1992 capricieux.
Un nouveau classique du genre Automotive Bereavement Parenting.
Gus Powell est né à New York en 1974. Ses livres précédents comprennent The Lonely Ones (J&L Books, 2015) et The Company of Strangers (J&L Books, 2003).
“Family. Car. Trouble. Three nouns. When doesn’t trouble follow both family and car?
A tender series of pictures: I fell in love with everybody. Especially the car.” – Sally Mann
“2019 was a banner year for photobooks. Dozens of publications impressed me with their creative horsepower. But the one that touched me the most, Gus Powell’s Family Car Trouble, is as modest, sturdy and lovable as the 1993 Volvo it features.” – Alec Soth, Photo-Eye
“Gus Powell’s masterful family photo novella. Beautiful, sad and bittersweet. Perfect. The Volvo cried, and I cried with it.” – Christian Patterson, Photo-Eye
With Family Car Trouble, Gus Powell plays with the form of the novel, both as material object and as narrative vehicle for expressing interior life. The work records and reckons with the arrival of children, the departure of a father, and the maintenance of a difficult 1992 Volvo 940 station wagon.
A new classic of the Automotive Bereavement Parenting genre.
Gus Powell was born in New York City in 1974. His previous books include The Lonely Ones (J&L Books, 2015) and The Company of Strangers (J&L Books, 2003).
