Cross Road Blues
Oli Kellett's 'Cross Road Blues' series is a body of work comprised of large-scale photographs of people waiting at crossroads. The photographs are taken in urban cities across the globe, from London to Mexico City and in numerous locations across North America. The series began in 2016 when Kellett was visiting Los Angeles during the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election and the country was at a political crossroads. It continued to evolve over the following four years as a result of Kellett’s numerous visits to countries including Spain, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia.
In these times of seismic geo-political shifts and significant global events, the series has now taken on a universal significance. It captures still moments of contemplation in which individuals question the direction they take and the life they make. Inspired by the title of Gauguin’s painting 'Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?' in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this series reflects our existential search for an answer.
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Cross Road Blues (Av. Almirante Barroso, Rio, Brazil), 2019 -
Cross Road Blues (3rd Ave., Seattle), 2018 -
Cross Road Blues, John Portman Blvd, Atlanta, 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (West 4th St, LA), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Cornhill, London), 2019 -
Cross Road Blues (Stockton St, San Francisco), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (William St, Atlanta), 2017 -
Lamar St, Houston -
Cross Road Blues, 4th Ave, Seattle, 2017 -
Cross Road Blues, (Cuesta de San Vicente, Madrid) , 2019 -
Cross Road Blues, West 30th St, New York , 2019 -
Cross Road Blues, Westwood Blvd, LA, 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (1st St, Miami), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Alaskan Way Seattle), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Avenida Presidente Vargas, Rio, Brazil), 2019 -
Cross Road Blues (Calle Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City) , 2019 -
Cross Road Blues (Carson Ave, Las Vegas) -
Cross Road Blues (Columbia Way, Seattle) -
Cross Road Blues (Dartmounth St, Boston), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Figueroa St, LA), 2016 -
Cross Road Blues (Grand Ave Chicago), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Great Eastern Rd., London), 2019 -
Cross Road Blues (Hope St, LA), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Hubbard St, Chicago), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Illinois St., Chicago), 2016 -
Cross Road Blues (Louisiana St, Houston) -
Cross Road Blues (Madison St, NY), 2019 -
Cross Road Blues (Marion St, Seattle), 2018 -
Cross Road Blues (PeachTree St, Atlanta), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Tremont St, Boston), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Van Buren Way, Phoenix), 2017 -
Cross Road Blues (Virginia St, Seattle), 2018 -
Cross Road Blues (Alaskan Way, Seattle), 2017