"The pursuit of happiness"

Both taken from the Pursuit of Happiness series. Enjoy!

Object and figure

Just a quick note on these, the cabinet image is a perfect example of what I mean by "things behind things". Details become extremely important in these large works. For me it is the foam attached to the bed. Partnered with the cabinet the two inform each other.  

Auckland Festival of Photography 2011

Auckland Festival of Photography 2011

June 9th June 9th...Keep this date free. As part of this years festival Michelle Beattie, Liesl Pfeffer, Rebecca Snelling, Paul Statham, Andrew Dryden and myself are exhibiting at Douglas & Bec. Located at 9 St Mary’s Bay Road, St Mary’s Bay, Auckland.

Click the link the festival website for more details.

Big thanks to Rebecca Snelling for her hard work in organising this show. Cant wait!


http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz/programme/detail.cfm?exhibition_id=1489&exhibition_date=1%20may%202011

New Image for the day.

Originally I had written this image off as a reject, but over time and with the series forming I found the light leak fine, in fact I like this image the most from the series. Again it pushes the fact that I shoot with film. Not only are eagles bad ass, but the share skill and time that went into crafting the sculpture is huge. I like relationship that my subjects have to personal objects. They way these 'things' can speak louder than the actual people sometimes can. Hopefully the same things I see as beautiful or extraordinary within them came across in the work.

  

Kieran Keat, 2010. Eagle (hand carved). Medium format c-type print. 1219 mm x 1219 mm.

Tiaho Photography from Oceania.

Heres a link featuring the Mexico show curated by Giles Peterson. His website is now up and running so definitly click the link. I was given the chance to exhibit not only with names like Shigeyuki Kihara, Tracey Moffatt, Becky Nunes and Michel Tuffery, but to also be exhibited in a space where as many people as possible could interact with the work. I can imagine taking the show across the globe to Mexico single handed cant be easy so big thanks to Giles who busted his ass to make it happen. Check the link!

http://gilespeterson.com/section/201648.html

Kieran Keat. St Sebastian. Photographic print. 508mm x 762mm

Ken series

Again I have had computer troubles and as a result have not been able to release more images, but finally I have it back!

So as promised here is another image from the series involving Ken, shot in his lounge. Hope you enjoy.

Kieran Keat, Ken Pope. 2010. Medium format c-type print. 1219mm x 1219mm