My good friend and current London College of Fashion student, Kieran Fenney, is currently in his 3rd year of university studying, BA (Hons) Styling and Photography. Aside from studying and currently in the process of writing his dissertation, Kieran also takes part in photography projects and collaborations. A recent collaboration of his work was published for Superhero mag and Polyester magazine, and can be found here.
I caught up with Kieran to ask him about his recent shoot, which he did for his final major project. He collaborated with Molly Gough, a 3rd year Fine Art student, studying at Central Saint Martins. Throughout this project, Kieran covers themes of the relationship between fine art and fashion, using Molly Gough’s work of nude sculptures.
Can you tell me a little bit about this project?
Ultimately this shoot will make up part of my final major project for year 3 LCF BA Styling and Photography, however I have always been interested in the relationship between fine art and fashion.
By using Molly Gough’s nude sculptures to create an atmospheric set, I planned to photographically record the interaction between model and artwork. Gough’s work discusses the nude in art and by placing models within the space, it allowed me to create this interaction between the two in what aims to be a neutral and poetic gaze.
What style do you think you follow within your work?
I try to focus on neutral empowerment, focusing on casting interesting people and exploring personality within my images. Consciously aiming to avoid the concept ‘sex sells’. Most, if not all of my work is shot on 35mm film, this is a choice I have made as I feel it forces me to pay careful attention to each shot as the number of images you have to shoot is limited per roll.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
To look at more photographic work by Kieran Fenney, his online photography website can be accessed here.
https://www.instagram.com/kieranfenney/
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Ramnique Thiara 