I. Helen Jilavu: (Re)-Appearance
"(Re)-Appearance" is the most re
cent catalogue on the photograph
ic work of I. Helen Jilavu, name
d after the title of her exhibit
ion at the Museum Pfalzgalerie K
aiserslautern, which was held De
cember 3rd, 2005 until January 2
6th, 2006.
In this publication the "(re)-ap
pearing" of images results from
their being partially position
ed "across" the binding of the b
ook. The folding of the printed
sheets then determines where in
the the book the respective imag
e parts (re)-emerge. Consequentl
y, photographs and texts are spl
it into pieces, the first to be
seen earlier in the book than it
s complementing part.
I. Helen Jilavu's photographic w
ork is not only carefully compos
ed, but also extremely narrative
which is taken up and reflected
in the catalogue's overall conc
ept: Photographs become reading
breaks and "stages for thorough
beholding of details".