Signed Book: The Light at the End of History

CONTENTS INCLUDE:
1. One signed copy of the book.

NOTE: If you would like the book to include a personal inscription, please specify at checkout in the "Notes or Instructions" area otherwise the book will just be signed.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The Light at the End of History presents photographs from artist Abbey Hepner's decade-long examination of nuclear energy, the atomic bomb, and radioactive waste. By capturing distinct marks in time, Hepner makes visible the ongoing, often invisible, relationships with nuclear technologies. The book features images from 8 series of works that include X-Ray film photographs, cyanotype on bone, laser engraved photographs, and uranium prints.

Hardcover, 164 pages, 5 maps, 67 full-color images. Published by Daylight Books, designed by Ursula Damm, copy editing by Nancy Zastudil and Gabi Fastman, maps by Scott White, aerial image assistance from Mark Finco, essay by Kirsten Pai Buick.

ABBEY HEPNER is assistant professor of photography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She holds a BFA in art and a BA in psychology from the University of Utah and an MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally.

KIRSTEN PAI BUICK is professor of art history at the University of New Mexico. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the David C. Driskell Prize for excellence in African American Art. Her second book, In Authenticity: ‘Kara Walker’ and the Eidetics of Racism is in progress.

DAYLIGHT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing art and photography books. By exploring the documentary mode along with the more conceptual concerns of fine art, Daylight’s uniquely collectible publications work to revitalize the relationship between art, photography, and the world at large.