ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE:
MARY MCINTYRE
Interviewed by Richard West
Location: Artist's home, Belfast
Date: February 2014
Still taken from: 'Art of the Troubles - Mary McIntyre'
Chapter 10:
(Chapter 10 of 19, Running Time: 00:09:02)
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Chapter 10 Synopsis:
- Was always exhibiting with artists rather than photographers.
- Photography was generally only used as ephemeral documentation.
- Just happened to used photography as a medium.
- Making work in the outdoors can be arduous.
- But loves the act of taking photographs.
- The process of taking photographs is painstaking and immersive.
- Makes work in bursts of activity.
- Photographs were preconceived rather than spontaneous.
- Would notice people by physical attribute and ask them to model.
- Work wasn't a heavy critique of materialism.
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