Photographs made to work as a set (a pair, three, a group), are different in composition. The collection has to flow somehow, the eye needs to be drawn from one aspect to another, in and through all the images.
The triptych is a three-panel construction originally to hold iconic imagery for prayer or contemplation. They’re found a lot in early Byzantine churches, but also in the private shrines and altars of the early Christians. Often very small, arguably they could be folded and easily pocketed, or hidden away, which is significant given the dangerous secrecy of the early Christian church.
The expressions of wonder on these faces, the architecture of the space, and the light, references kitch Christian nativity scenes, particularly eastern European, and the same look on the crowds of child window shoppers outside Fenwicks this week.
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Looking good Brenda ;-)