Leica Gallery London has announced their newest exhibition, a photo series by actor, skateboarder, and photographer Jason Lee. Titled Jason Lee: Selected American Photographs 2008 – 2020, the collection is a compilation of Jason’s visual observations from driving around America — between New York, Texas, Nevada, Oregon, California, and the Four Corner States. Evoking feelings of uncertainty in both its subject matter and visual aesthetics, the cool-toned photographs bring to focus scenes that are often deserted as we travel with Jason through his work.
“Since my first photographic outings in my native California in 2006, where I explored a more rural, perhaps neglected face of the state, and the many subsequent outings zigzagging through the West Coast, the Southwest, and Texas, I remain fascinated by the American landscape, by evidence of cancellation and departure and the environmental contradictions that make up our collective everyday view,” Lee explains about his collection. “These conflicts, at once strange and beautiful, this is where the questions are. It’s then and now splitting time, man and nature pushing up against each other, and progress forever forcing itself on the contented. And somewhere in the middle you make pictures.”
German-based company Leica places an emphasis on craftsmanship, design, and experience. With over 100 years of history and an international presence, it manufacturers cameras with the utmost quality — promoting the importance of the medium. Through their London gallery, they support and highlight influential photographers, such as Jason Lee.
The exhibition will be up from 12 May to 11 June, coinciding with the release of Lee’s latest monograph TX | CA 17 published by Stanley/Barker.
