Featured Photobook
iPigeon presents Looking for Signs, a photobook by Peter Finnemore
Designed by Alejandro Acín.
Having contributed to the cultural narrative of the Gwendraeth Valley and the broader representation of Welsh identity for the past forty years, artist Peter Finnemore embarks on a new journey through India in this exciting and beautifully designed photobook, which wonderfully captures the intricacies of a dynamic culture.
Looking For Signs is an evocative exploration of India through the lens of a handheld camera, capturing the fluidity of social spaces and personal experiences in a fragmented and existential narrative. This collection of subjective photographs reflects a pilgrim’s journey rather than a tourist’s, revealing the complex, dynamic contrasts of Indian culture. The work intertwines social encounters with a rich tapestry of local art and traditions while also acknowledging the outsider’s perspective. It serves as a meditation on the photographic medium’s role in collective memory and storytelling, highlighting its materiality and evolution. Ultimately, this book unfolds as a collage of pictorial narratives, navigating the interconnectedness of perception and reality, the momentary and the infinite, in the quest for meaning within the vibrant spectrum of human experience.
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Looking for Signs
140x240mm Swiss Bound
6pp Cover, Softcover Monotone printing and debossed.
304 pp, 150 gsm Silk paper
200 B&W plates plus 40 silver duotones.
Photographs: Peter Finnemore
Editing: Peter Finnemore & Alejandro Acín
Design: Alejandro Acín
Translations: Joseff Govinda Howells
Printing: Taylor Brothers
Published by Peter Finnemore in collaboration
with ICVL Studio. Gwendraeth House, 2022
ISBN 979-8-88680-470-6
“In Looking for Signs, Peter Finnemore plays with visual symbols drawing connections between time and place. Through the subjective eye of the artist, we are carried on a poetic journey exploring and questioning the possibilities and traditions of the photographic medium. The book serves as a reflection on the presence of the photographic image in culture, its relationship with the sacred and documenting ephemeral experiences.”
Siân Addicott. Director of FFotogallery.
“The book revisits ancient and modern symbols through the camera of Peter. The visuals are diverse and some take us back to the ancient cave paintings while some remind us of the latest photo jargon. It is a beautiful narrative by a photographer from across the sea.”
Dr Tabeenah Anjum. Haridev Joshi State University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur
Prominent works by Finnemore include *Gwendraeth House* (Ffotogallery, 2000) and *Zen Gardener* (Oriel Mostyn, 2004), in addition to the *Silent Village* catalogue (Ffotogallery, 2010).
Finnemore's photographic artworks and films are represented in various private and public collections. These collections encompass the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Scottish Arts Council, the National Museums of Wales, the Argos Center for Media and Art in Brussels, the Lidice Memorial Museum in the Czech Republic, The Art Museum at Princeton University in the United States, Light Work— a center for photography and digital media located in Syracuse, United States, and the Chrysler Museum of Art in New Jersey, United States.