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 5:
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Chapter 5 Synopsis:
- Made sculpture through Foundation and BA.
- Made slide-tape work in third year of BA.
- Installations were inspired by bombed out buildings.
- Would photograph people in the installation.
- The act of photographing work made her realise it wasn't sculpture.
- Was most influenced by film directors, Peter Greenaway, David Lynch.
- Slide-tape works recorded a sequence of actions in sets.
- Didn't use film from fear of looking naff.
- Not much access or use of video at the time.
- Influenced by images in film rather than narrative.
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