In this episode, photographer Oli Kellett talks about how he discovered Paradise early in his career, how the idea emerged for his award-winning series Cross Road Blues, the concept behind it and how he photographed it, how ice-cream and eastern philosophy combined to inspire his Life Drawing Series, and how his current obsession is something of a soap opera.
Oli Kellett talking with Bob Chaundy
Accompanying images on consideringart.com
Paradise Industrial Estate
Grand Avenue, Chicago, 2017
Cornhill, London, 2019
Illinois St, Chicago 2017
Great Eastern Road, London 2019
Ave Almirante, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2019
Life Drawing No. 3, 2020
Soap Drawing No. 25, 2022
All images are © Oli Kellett
Oli’s latest exhibition Waiting for a Sign, from his Cross Road Blues series, is showing at Hackelbury Fine Art 24 November 2023 – 2 March 2024
Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial
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