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In the early 1980s, photographer Henry Wessel - for the sake of a steady paycheck - frequently commuted from Richmond, California, to San Francisco in the early morning rush hour. Surrounded by other versions of himself - encapsulated drivers making their own way to work - the daily drill seemed daunting and hopeless. With resignation however came inspiration. The monotonous movement of stop-and-go vehicles allowed Wessel a quick peek into the other cars, and for a brief moment - illuminated by the bright axial morning sunlight - he witnessed instances of determination, impatience and blank boredom. And so he began to photograph his fellow commuters as they slowly ploughed through traffic. These circumstances allowed for only a glance, but it is all Wessel's intuitive eye needed.
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Henry Wessel was born in New Jersey in 1942. He has been awarded two Guggenheim fellowships and three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is held in the permanent collections of major American, European and Asian museums. Wessel has worked with Steidl on seven previous publications of his work. Henry Wessel has exhibited extensively, including solo exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
