Matthew Genitempo (born 1983) is an American photographer, living in Texas.[1] He has produced three books of black and white photographs of landscapes and people in the Southern United States: Jasper (2018), Mother of Dogs (2022), and Dogbreath (2024).
Early life and education
editGenitempo was born in Houston, Texas.[1] He graduated from Baylor University, Waco, TX in 2007 with a degree in graphic design.[2] In 2009, he and Jonathan Standefer co-created the web site Lamebook.[3][4][5] Genitempo received an MFA from the University of Hartford, Hartford, CT in 2017.[6]
Life and work
editGenitempo's first book, Jasper (2018), "is a poetic exploration of the American landscape and the people who seek peace within its grasp", made in the forests and mountains of the Ozarks and of "people who have sought escape in those woods". Made in black and white, it is named after Jasper, Arkansas where many of the pictures were made.[7][8][9]
The book Mother of Dogs (2022) captures the landscapes of Marfa, Texas, in black and white images taken on walks during the COVID-19 pandemic. It "functions like a visual document of the ritual of walking" with "images of fields and dusty desert plains, backyards and railroad crossings, blurred pathways" and portraits of his partner Ada. Genitempo used a 6×7 film camera.[10]
Dogbreath (2024) is a book of black and white photographs centered around a community of adolescents in Tucson, Arizona.[11]
Along with Bryan Schutmaat and Cody Haltom, Genitempo founded and runs photobook publisher Trespasser.[12]
Publications
edit- Jasper. Los Angeles, CA: Twin Palms, 2018. ISBN 978-1-936611-13-3.[13]
- Second edition. Los Angeles, CA: Twin Palms, 2024.
- Mother of Dogs. Austin, TX: Trespasser, 2022. Edition of 375 copies.
- Dogbreath. Austin, TX: Trespasser, 2024. Includes a cassette tape with audio accompaniment by Michael A. Muller.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Matthew Genitempo". Dazed. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "David vs. Goliath: Web upstart battles corporate giant Facebook - The Baylor Lariat". The Baylor Lariat. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ Shapiro, Michael W. (2011-06-06). "Baylor grads take on Facebook in legal skirmish over parody website". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Lamebook SUES Facebook". HuffPost UK. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Facebook tries to shut out Lamebook". Los Angeles Times. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Info". Matthew Genitempo. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ Pantall, Colin. "Matthew Genitempo captures the romance and solitude of the Ozark Mountains". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Perspective | Meet the men living deep in the Ozarks, away from the fray". Washington Post. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ O'Hagan, Sean. "Best books of 2018". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ Cresswell, Joanna. "A poetic ode to the pleasures of walking". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ Feuerhelm, Brad (2024-08-20). "Matthew Genitempo - Dogbreath". American Suburb X. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Publisher's Spotlight: Trespasser Books". Lenscratch. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ Kraft, Coralie (2019-01-05). "A Portrait of Life Secluded in the Ozark Mountains". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Recordings". Michael A. Muller. Retrieved 2024-10-12.