Fifteen Vaults
– Photo book published by Eggy Press –
98 pages. 71 black-and-white photographs. Interview.
First edition (sold out)
Second edition (available now)
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Brandon Tauszik’s latest series delves into familial alienation and the epidemic of loneliness. Poignant and thought-provoking, Fifteen Vaults is a compelling study, not only of the complexity of families – but their strength and beauty too.
– Olivia Hingley
Writer, It's Nice That
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Amidst piles of battered furniture, unread books, stockpiled toilet paper, and expired medications, Brandon documents the contemporary rituals of death as he watches his father physically grapple with his grandmother’s belongings. While personal possessions are usually passed down through the family with a sense of reverence, the project confronts us with a reality where no such feelings are found.
– Kimi Hamada
Writer, Booooooom
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The artist's black and white photos are stripped of the flourishes that color can bring, instinctively refocusing the photographic reading on the essential. Like Pandora's boxes, the wooden chests open and reveal a flood of memories to share and pass on.
– Lucie Guillet
Writer, Fisheye Magazine
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Fifteen Vaults is an impressive view and experience of death, loss, and what remains in our contemporary culture. With a variation in full-bleed spreads, detailed images, and small fold-out narratives, the monograph requires us to dig through the images as Tauszik dug through the vaults.
– Epiphany Knedler
Writer, Lenscratch