Don Gillikin
Iron & Speed, Plate 01 — black-and-white photograph by Don Gillikin
Pl. 01  ·  Iron & Speed
Photographs · 1970s–present

Industrial Modernism & Engineered Form

The objects I photograph were designed to perform — to carry load, transfer force, contain pressure, and move. That their makers could not separate performance from form is the central fact of this work.

Black-and-white archival pigment printsEditions of 10 Iron & Speed · Designed Objects · Engineered Space

I.  Iron & Speed

Engines, propulsion systems, and mechanical assemblies — where the look comes from the job.
Aero, from the series Iron & Speed
AeroPl. 01
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
J79, from the series Iron & Speed
J79Pl. 02
Ed. of 10 · 9 available
Bolted Down, from the series Iron & Speed
Bolted DownPl. 03
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Cockpit, from the series Iron & Speed
CockpitPl. 04
Ed. of 10 · 8 available
Locomotive, from the series Iron & Speed
LocomotivePl. 05
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Gears, from the series Iron & Speed
GearsPl. 06
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Steam, from the series Iron & Speed
SteamPl. 07
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Linkage, from the series Iron & Speed
LinkagePl. 08
Ed. of 10 · 10 available

II.  Designed Objects

Cars, planes, boats, and the tools that built them — design ideas read in surface, shape, and wear.
1955 Corvette, from the series Designed Objects
1955 CorvettePl. 09
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Automobile Form, from the series Designed Objects
Automobile FormPl. 10
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Lights, from the series Designed Objects
LightsPl. 11
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Lincoln, from the series Designed Objects
LincolnPl. 12
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Tail, from the series Designed Objects
TailPl. 13
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Prop & Rudder, from the series Designed Objects
Prop & RudderPl. 14
Ed. of 10 · 10 available

III.  Engineered Space

Dry docks, fabrication halls, gantries, and frames — structure as composition and rhythm.
Atrium, from the series Engineered Space
AtriumPl. 15
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Structure, from the series Engineered Space
StructurePl. 16
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Skylight, from the series Engineered Space
SkylightPl. 17
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Curtain Wall, from the series Engineered Space
Curtain WallPl. 18
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Arches, from the series Engineered Space
ArchesPl. 19
Ed. of 10 · 10 available
Highrise, from the series Engineered Space
HighrisePl. 20
Ed. of 10 · 10 available