Matthew Keenan
Helium-4
The continuing project Helium-4 uses performance and self-portraiture to deconstruct the myth of masculinity, binary sexuality and gender roles. The title Helium-4 derives from an element that at the right temperature and pressure can exist as two solids, a liquid and a gas, this is an analogy of fluid sexuality and is rooted in the photographer’s personal experience. This particular element of the work focuses on the male body alongside objects that are often linked to gender stereotypes. These objects add an unsettling tone to the images, giving a quiet aggression to the series. With this project he inverts his own male gaze, first to understand, then to re-frame masculinity to keep pace with an evolving worldview.
Lewis Brown • Alice Cockburn • Alex Colley • Brandon Dare • Matthew Keenan • Mogan Selvakannu • Patrick Wassmann • Liam Webb •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) Photographic Practices
Birmingham City University
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Arts University Bournemouth
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University of Brighton
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University of Chester
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Coventry University
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Crawford College of Art & Design
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Technology University Dublin
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Falmouth University
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
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Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Communication Design
Glasgow School of Art
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University of Gloucestershire
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Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
Hereford College of Arts
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University of Hertfordshire
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University of Huddersfield
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De Montfort University Leicester
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National College of Art & Design
Cert Photography & Digital Imaging
The Northern School of Art
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Plymouth College of Art
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University of Portsmouth
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Sheffield Hallam University
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University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
University of Suffolk
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