About The Work
I met Ltiriyan at the water wells in Laisamis, part of the Rendille lands of Northern Kenya. He was with nine or ten Rendille warriors relaxing in the heat of the day, and they happily sat around and talked with me through my guide for an hour or so before preparing their camels to head off into the desert again.
Ltiriyan was the most outspoken of the young warriors, and whilst he initially seemed aggressive, it emerged that he was in fact fascinated by the colour of my skin and hair. His fascination became barely containable when he noticed the blue colour of the veins in my arms, and after concluding that I had blue blood, it took my guide and I the next half hour to convince him I was not a visiting deity.
John Kenny’s black and white photographic portraits are taken on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa and India. All shot with natural light and with the subjects in their day-to-day attire they reveal the pride and strength inherent in traditional ways of life.
Courtesy of Capital Culture Gallery
About John Kenny
Photograph
C-type print with acrylic face mount
26.38 x 17.72 in
67.0 x 45.0 cm
This work is signed and titled on verso and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
About The Work
I met Ltiriyan at the water wells in Laisamis, part of the Rendille lands of Northern Kenya. He was with nine or ten Rendille warriors relaxing in the heat of the day, and they happily sat around and talked with me through my guide for an hour or so before preparing their camels to head off into the desert again.
Ltiriyan was the most outspoken of the young warriors, and whilst he initially seemed aggressive, it emerged that he was in fact fascinated by the colour of my skin and hair. His fascination became barely containable when he noticed the blue colour of the veins in my arms, and after concluding that I had blue blood, it took my guide and I the next half hour to convince him I was not a visiting deity.
John Kenny’s black and white photographic portraits are taken on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa and India. All shot with natural light and with the subjects in their day-to-day attire they reveal the pride and strength inherent in traditional ways of life.
Courtesy of Capital Culture Gallery
About John Kenny
The C-type prints are mounted with an acrylic face mount giving them a 3-dimensional appearance and a very contemporary feel.
- This work is framed. Frame measurements are 26.38" x 17.72" x 1.18".
- Also available at 90cm x 60cm in an edition of 12 and 135cm x 90cm in an edition of 3. Please enquire for details.
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