Sestina silas-finch William Claxton re-edited his photographs

William Claxton re-edited his photographs of the jazz greats during the 1950's

printed on uncoated paper

november 1998

Chelbin searches for a certain expression in which they have almost calmed their breath but not yet fully regained their self-awareness

here is bearing close witness to the brutal chaos of addiction and death

Sestina silas-finch William Claxton re-edited his photographsThe world according to Robert Stivers is an anxious place in which vision of all is impaired, and in which no one, introvert or extrovert, can immediately feel entirely comfortable or secure Spun around, unmoored from our reference points, off center, stripped of the comfort of clarity and specifics, we are thrust abruptly into this astigmatic dramaturgy, rife with hints of ancient ritual, elemental forms, animal spirits, charged objects, celebrants