Full Kit Gardeners, 2021
Alan Ward
Triptych: 2 x early 1900s glass negatives, 1 modern. Hand coloured (digitally) on archival 300gsm HP Satin Art, antique frame. Edition of 2
identically framed, work one remains in the artist’s collection
Framed dimensions: 72cm x 42cm
Inspired by the contemporary full kit meme, and as a collector of early 1900s glass negatives, I found the juxtaposition of the early photographic portraits amongst the vegetables to be curious.
There is often a self-referential aspect to, or adoption of persona within my practice. I am the grandson of a Norfolk market gardener and I revisited one of the very first photographs I took as a boy, of him amongst his cabbages on the farm, to complete this triptych. This work was made during the Pass! Shoot!! Goal!!! commission with Touchstones Rochdale, as a side-project.
