Image of the Self With and Amongst Others is a project that hones in on the relationship between identity and portraiture, in the singular and plural.
In the autumn term of 2016, Art School invited Mark O’Kelly to work in partnership with the Transition Year students and teachers of Our Lady’s School, Terenure.
O’Kelly guided the students through a process of examining the art historical conventions of group portraiture – a central and ongoing inquiry within O’Kelly’s wider artistic practice. Following discussions on how images and artworks influence the formation of group identities within society, the group embarked on a singular, large-scale class portrait.