Dimensions: unconfirmed: 390 x 305 mm
Copyright: © The estate of Keith Arnatt | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Keith Arnatt's "Walking the Dog" has such a wonderfully awkward charm, don’t you think? Editor: It feels so staged, almost performative. I wonder about the setting, that brick wall and the stark utility pole. It speaks of constructed environments, of urban planning and its impact on everyday life. Curator: The woman’s patterned coat is delightfully retro, clashing amusingly with the bleakness. Her slight smile feels both genuine and a little unsettling against that backdrop. Editor: The coat itself, though, could be seen as a form of visual labor, perhaps hand-woven. It contrasts so strongly with the mass-produced, functional items surrounding her. The tension is so palpable! Curator: Absolutely, the composition enhances that feeling; a kind of funny, quiet rebellion against the mundane. Editor: Precisely. It's an intriguing study of class, labor, and the constructed landscape. All those elements are laid bare here. Curator: It does make you wonder about the nature of authenticity, doesn't it? Editor: Without a doubt. Seeing the art within the everyday.
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Walking the Dog is a large series of black and white photographs of individuals standing outside with their dogs. While the locations depicted in the photographs vary from street pavements and country lanes to parks and gardens, all the images in this series share consistent formal characteristics: in each case the single owner stands full-length in the centre of the image facing the camera with the dog at their feet, and no other human or animal can be seen within the tightly framed square shot.
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