PPE-19

Aaron Yeandle

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Dates: 05 Nov 2022 - 04 Dec 2022

Location: Bondi Beach Promenade Queen Elizabeth Drive Bondi Beach NSW 2026 Australia

Hours: Daily

Entry Fee: Free

Genres: Portrait

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, images of medical staff in hazmat suits inundated the media, making many of us feel anxious and scared. Increased demand for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment such as facemasks) sparked a global shortage.

PPE-19, produced in Aaron’s apartment during the first COVID-19 lockdown, depicts figures wearing hazmat suits that reflect how deeply masks are ingrained into our primal psyche.

The project also references the menacing suits and animal-like masks filled with dried flowers and laudanum to ward off infection that doctors wore during the Bubonic Plague.

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Aaron Yeandle

Aaron Yeandle’s photography explores the mundane and everyday, observing and reflecting on communities and places we often glimpse but scarcely ponder. He juxtaposes realism, romanticism and imagination to create a playful yet ominous narrative.

Aaron’s photography has been exhibited internationally, widely published, and won various awards. He has hosted the Turpentine Galleries podcast and has his own official Royal Mail stamp collection featuring the Voice-Vouaie project.

He is a member of the MAP6 Collective, a group of forward-thinking visual and academic artists.