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Keith Greenough – OCA Student
The open page of section 3 contains a triptych by fellow OCA student Keith Greenough and I am immediately drawn to it. I like the idea of multi-image portraits that show the different sides to people life. I this case there is a story, you look and see a guy that keeps fit; then you see of triathlon and on 3rd look, you see ironman – which is a big step up in commitment.
The poses are identical in each short and other than Keith himself the only other consistent prop is his red Polar HRM watch – which again ties back to commitment and this is illustrating his lifestyle.
Many self-portraits can be narcissistic however, I don’t feel that here and also for me the images work without any need for caption or text.
References
Open College of the Arts (2015) Context & Narrative: course handbook. (2015). Barnsley: OCA