{"product_id":"things-not-seen-are-eternal","title":"Things Not Seen are Eternal","description":"In 2021, Dyal passed by Riverside Baptist Church on a weekday afternoon, and after not being inside \nthe building for over 50-years, spotted an open door and entered. He began to return regularly \nto document the interior and the many rooms and spaces which are no longer in use, without \nelectricity and slowly deteriorating. His painterly photographs are devoid of people but heavy with \nthe echoes of past human presence—chairs, toys, robes, furniture, artificial flowers and books—\nrelics of an earlier time. Dyal’s background as an architect is evident in his portrayal of the building, \nits details and negative space. Multiple doorways lead the viewer through the book, and objects \nin the photographs often appear as sculptural inventions. A series of archival black and white \nphotographs at the end of the book, show the church in its heyday offering a counterpoint to what \nremains. Although firmly rooted in one church, the images are representative of a wider pattern of \ndiminishing church attendance across the US.","brand":"GOST Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54222912979288,"sku":"9781910401873","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781910401873.jpg?v=1782465549","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/things-not-seen-are-eternal","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}