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The Airborne Toxic Event — Mark Gill

$65.00

The Airborne Toxic Event by Mark Gill is a limited-edition photobook documenting everyday life and mortality during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing its title and mood from Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise—in which a fictional chemical spill brings existential dread—Gill’s series became deeply personal after the loss of two family members to COVID-19 within 72 hours. His images trace the fragile line between resilience and vulnerability, capturing moments of tragicomedy as his local community navigated uncertainty and upheaval.

The Airborne Toxic Event by Mark Gill is a limited-edition photobook documenting everyday life and mortality during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing its title and mood from Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise—in which a fictional chemical spill brings existential dread—Gill’s series became deeply personal after the loss of two family members to COVID-19 within 72 hours. His images trace the fragile line between resilience and vulnerability, capturing moments of tragicomedy as his local community navigated uncertainty and upheaval.

Edition: 100 copies, signed and numbered
Format: Square Hardback Book
Pages: 59 pages, 41 color photographs
Size: 12 x12 inches (30.48 x 30.48 cm)

Printing: Leeds, UK
Editor: Alan Aboud
Year Published: 2020

Biography
Mark Gill is an Oscar and BAFTA-nominated director and screenwriter from Manchester, UK. His acclaimed films include Ravens—winner of the Marquee Film Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival and praised by Variety and Screen Daily—as well as England is Mine, which closed the Edinburgh Film Festival. The Airborne Toxic Event marks a deeply personal chapter in his creative journey, bringing his cinematic eye to the realities of everyday life during the pandemic.