Leslie Hickey, Ed. - The Most Strange Telephone, and Other Memories Self Published

Leslie Hickey, Ed. - The Most Strange Telephone, and Other Memories Self PublishedHoarfrost Press 2024 The Most Strange Telephone, and Other Memories is a collection of 50 telephone related memories solicited by artist and editor Leslie Hickey early in the pandemic. Each memory is paired with either a found photograph or an image from Hickeys sizable archive. The book opens with an extensive Directory or index which the reader can use to land on a memory that mentions words as varied as breakfast, Cheryl, moment, or waterfall.

and the fraught expressions of those who confront Shore’s 4x5” view camera

ISBN 979-12-80177-46-9

I strive for a unique perspective from which to tell each story to capture our distinct family dynamic and experience

crowds of tourists now stroll through the streets

Made with an intensity of attention and a lightness of touch

both with each other and alongside each other - and capturing the moments - sensitively and empathetically

which only here has the chance to become similar to hearing

the etiquette in a snack for a newcomer is to first ask the mama if it’s ok to come in

Embossed hardback

The images in Terminus gaze down derelict hallways towards dark shapes which Divola has painted at their ends

the work seemed to drive her further down the rabbit hole

Her photography is direct in nature