A welcome pause in our fast-paced modern world, encouraging us to slow down and appreciate the richness of our surroundings, especially the seemingly mundane. Jack Carnell has a unique eye for the textures, intricacies and quirks of small-town and suburban life in the United States. “His images are so intimate, so intensely expressive and emotional, that a viewer might fail to notice the absence of people. Here instead are the tools we use to orient ourselves: signs, arrows, scales, directions, filing cabinets and drawers, the wires connecting everything to everything” (Wendy Brenner).