The Hyperreal Photographs That Must Be Seen to Be Believed

We speak with artist Manuel Franquelo, whose newly opened exhibition at Michael Hoppen Gallery showcases meticulously detailed work documenting the sublime nature of insignificance. It’s not often that images of dirty studio floors and shelving units full of everyday detritus manifest as something that borders on the sublime. Which is why Manuel Franquelo’s exhibition at Michael Hoppen Gallery, titled Things in a Room: An Ethnography of the Insignificant,feels particularly special