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The Things Not Seen are Eternal Herman Ellis Dyal

The Things Not Seen are Eternal By Herman Ellis Dyal

The Things Not Seen are Eternal by Herman Ellis Dyal


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Over a period of two years, Herman Ellis Dyal photographed the interior of the church he had attended as a child in San Antonio, Texas. The resulting photographs show much of the building now unused and form his first monograph, The Things Not Seen Are Eternal.

The Things Not Seen are Eternal Summary

The Things Not Seen are Eternal by Herman Ellis Dyal

In 2021, Dyal passed by Riverside Baptist Church on a weekday afternoon, and after not being inside the building for over 50-years, spotted an open door and entered. He began to return regularly to document the interior and the many rooms and spaces which are no longer in use, without electricity and slowly deteriorating. His painterly photographs are devoid of people but heavy with the echoes of past human presencechairs, toys, robes, furniture, artificial flowers and books relics of an earlier time. Dyals background as an architect is evident in his portrayal of the building, its details and negative space. Multiple doorways lead the viewer through the book, and objects in the photographs often appear as sculptural inventions. A series of archival black and white photographs at the end of the book, show the church in its heyday offering a counterpoint to what remains. Although firmly rooted in one church, the images are representative of a wider pattern of diminishing church attendance across the US.

About Herman Ellis Dyal

Herman Dyal received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Master of Architecture degree from Tulane University. A registered architect, he was a Founding Principal of Fuller, Dyal & Stamper, of Dyal and Partners, and a Principal at Page/Dyal. In 2010, he was elected to The College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects. In 2018, he was presented the Fellow Award by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Austin. The Things Not Seen Are Eternal is his first photographic monograph.

Additional information

NPB9781910401873
9781910401873
1910401870
The Things Not Seen are Eternal by Herman Ellis Dyal
New
Hardback
GOST Books
2023-04-03
128
N/A
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