What We Didn't Know About this Portrait in the National Galleries of Scotland.

Опубликовано: 20 Февраль 2025
на канале: Kieran Dodds

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In 2017, Jack McNaughton from Monifieth near Dundee was photographed from a new chapter of the GINGERS photo project. At the time he was 10 and had endured many challenges living with cerebral palsy. But I didn't know the full story, even he didn't know the full story behind the photo.

Jack (18) was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair day to day. He is studying computer science at college and spend the rest of the time in the gym and aims to compete in a wheelchair strongman competition. The photo is on show in the Portrait building of the National Galleries of Scotland and he visited with me for the first view.

0:12 - Wheelchairs and Galleries
0:54 - The First View
1:21 - Reflecting On Making the Picture
1:42 - On Walker Evans
1:55 - What We Didn't Know At The Time
3:38 - The Attendant's Favourite Gingers

The portraits continue with the Gingers of America series.
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