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