Avenue 9 Gallery: Tannen Pressman 2007

Jason Tannen, The Pressman Negatives

Press Release

As part of the April 7, 2007, Art First Saturday Artwalk (4-8pm), Avenue 9 Gallery will host a presentation of a 'film noir' style video, The Pressman Negatives, created by Jason Tannen. The video will be 'screened' continually on two computers, and Tannen will discuss his work informally with visitors. He will also display a group of the photographs that were used in the video.

The video "The Pressman Negatives" is a "puzzle piece" rather resembling Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose in that it questions what is real and what is fiction. We are led to believe that a real crime has taken place and are offered as evidence "documentary" photographs that have been taken by Tannen.

Artist's Statement

The Pressman Negatives is a DVD-formatted photographic narrative that explores issues of time and memory. It is the story of jewelry thief Sidney Pressman, his cohorts in crime and the dark world they inhabited in a Midwestern city during the 1970s. Through snapshots taken by him, it documents the final days of Pressman and his criminal colleagues, brought together for one last heist.

The Pressman Negatives is a fictional narrative. The photographs, ostensibly developed from a cache of negatives that I discovered, were actually taken by me. Though the DVD project was created between 2005 and 2006, the photographs were made over a twenty-year span, reflecting my long-term interest in the dark world of Film Noir.

-JasonTannen

For more information on "The Pressman Negatives," Tannen may be reached at 530-332-9830 or by e-mail <jtannen@csuchico.edu>.

Tannen's work has received national and international acclaim and has been shown recently at The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado and at The Festival of Film, Video and New Media, Basel, Switzerland.

Below are a few images from the series:

Wiggs Diner

Luncheonette

Ann Huston


Home Programs Links Calendar Now Playing Coming Attractions Archives		Jason Tannen, The Pressman Negatives Press Release As part of the April 7, 2007, Art First Saturday Artwalk (4-8pm), Avenue 9 Gallery will host a presentation of a 'film noir' style video, The Pressman Negatives, created by Jason Tannen. The video will be 'screened' continually on two computers, and Tannen will discuss his work informally with visitors. He will also display a group of the photographs that were used in the video. The video "The Pressman Negatives" is a "puzzle piece" rather resembling Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose in that it questions what is real and what is fiction. We are led to believe that a real crime has taken place and are offered as evidence "documentary" photographs that have been taken by Tannen. Artist's Statement The Pressman Negatives is a DVD-formatted photographic narrative that explores issues of time and memory. It is the story of jewelry thief Sidney Pressman, his cohorts in crime and the dark world they inhabited in a Midwestern city during the 1970s. Through snapshots taken by him, it documents the final days of Pressman and his criminal colleagues, brought together for one last heist. The Pressman Negatives is a fictional narrative. The photographs, ostensibly developed from a cache of negatives that I discovered, were actually taken by me. Though the DVD project was created between 2005 and 2006, the photographs were made over a twenty-year span, reflecting my long-term interest in the dark world of Film Noir. -JasonTannen For more information on "The Pressman Negatives," Tannen may be reached at 530-332-9830 or by e-mail <jtannen@csuchico.edu>. Tannen's work has received national and international acclaim and has been shown recently at The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado and at The Festival of Film, Video and New Media, Basel, Switzerland. Below are a few images from the series:
		Wiggs Diner
		Luncheonette
		Ann Huston