Peter Funch: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Peter Funch – Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
At Last Books

This substantial volume brings together Peter Funch’s long-term projects Babel Tales (2006–24) and 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007–16) in a single publication for the first time, offering a comprehensive insight into his methodical, concept-driven approach to street photography. In Babel Tales, Funch blends multiple exposures taken over time to create images in which repeated actions, expressions and gestures accumulate into complex tableaux. The result is a constructed realism – moments that feel documentary yet are in fact layered compositions of human behaviour. In 42nd and Vanderbilt, he adopts a fixed position on a Manhattan street corner to observe morning commuters over a period of nine years. Through repetition and accumulation, Funch isolates patterns and visual echoes that draw attention to the performative nature of public life. The book includes essays and archival material that contextualise the work and its technical underpinnings. Together, these two series present a compelling exploration of routine, surveillance, and the collective choreography of urban experience.