ROADS TO ROME was published by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 2005. In his Foreword, the eminent curator Colin Ford wrote, “Heseltine’s beautiful black and white shadows of the distant and recent past powerfully summon up the great Roman roads of Italy, the material with which they were built, and the mean and women who have used them – and continue to do so. In these pictures, ghosts really do come to life.”
LOST DOMAIN What began as an exploration of the exact geographical centre of France has developed into examining how examples of the postwar built environment have both embodied French culture but also symbolized the massive changes that the country has seen over the last 50 years. Stern concrete megaliths give way to a primary coloured toytown landscape now visible in all parts of France
ROADWORKS With this series I have cast my gaze at how the incursion of the car affects both our surroundings and our behaviour. The work portrays a landscape that is being violated, wrecked by our urgencies. The fragile painted tarmac surface we have applied to the earth’s crust may be a temporary veneer but it is one that is such a distinctive part of our visual vocabulary and sends commanding signals that arouse anger, frustration and highlight the sense of an irrevocably lost time
John has contributed to a wide range of books and magazines over the years including his own "Roads to Rome" published by the Getty Museum. His other projects are also available as limited edition books and prints. Use the contact pages to find out more




