John Divola's 'Terminus' Photographs Decommissioned Military Base Corridors

John Divola's latest series, 'Terminus,' comprises 45 black-and-white photographs taken with 4×5 film, depicting corridors at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. The images focus solely on these passageways, showing crumbling walls, debris-strewn tiled floors, and open doorways emitting light that highlights architectural geometries. Divola introduced solid black circles spray-painted onto the walls, echoing his earlier works like 'Vandalism' (1974–75), 'Zuma' (1979), and 'Black Star' (2007–08). These circles vary in size across the series, starting contained within end walls and eventually engulfing them, serving as focal points that evoke multiple interpretations, from demolition markers to metaphors for uncertainty. The book 'Terminus' is published by Mack Books, priced at £30 in hardcover, with minimal context provided, allowing viewers to assign their own meanings to the abstract marks and desolate settings.