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John Keatley
October 12, 2016
Mindsparkle Mag
/u201cUniform is the latest project in a larger series where I am exploring identity. A portrait series about real soldiers would be talked about with a certain reverence and respect. However, we dipped our soldiers in green plastic, and shrunk them down, and context went out the window. It/u2019s much easier to push something to the side when it/u2019s not staring you square in the face, and that is what seems to have happened with green army men toys. But when we are confronted with a human life, and a real face, it becomes a completely different story. How do we respond to that image, a green army man toy, when humanity and individuality are reintroduced?/u201d
Creator: John Keatley
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