The Yellow Boy

In The Yellow Boy, a young man holds the globe and reflects unsympathetically, in a parable for the state of the world today. The hard contrast in the photographs emphasise the almost masculine gestures, postures, and characteristics of the boy in what is both a political and a romantic stance. In a mirror to The Eliot Twins series, The Yellow Boy is a nostalgic reflection – the fragility and emotional countering of time gain here a more political stand, doubled by the use of analogue techniques and outdated film. The project is accompanied by a poem titled “4d” written by John Patrick O’Brien, small excerpts of which are presented below.   

Inkjet prints on Fabriano Artistico satinata paper, hot pressed 300g – an acid free 100% cotton mould made watercolour paper, produced in 1997, with deckles on both sides. Image size: 65 x 43.5 cm and paper size: 56 x 76 cm. The photographs come in a second layer Rauch UltraClear Polyester Film – image size 65 x 43.5 cm and film size 61 x 81 cm.