ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE:
TRISH MORRISSEY
Interviewed by Richard West
Location: Artist's home, Somerset
Date: June 2012
Trish Morrissey (Portrait by Pete Boyd)
Chapter 10:
(Chapter 10 of 13, Running Time: 00:12:19)
Chapter Index: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
August 8th 1982 (2003), from the series 'Seven Years'.
July 22nd 1972 (2003), from the series 'Seven Years'.
October 1st 1987 (2004), from the series 'Seven Years'.
Chapter 10 Synopsis:
- Interested in roles imposed on children 'the sporty one, the clown etc.'
- Started series (that became 'Seven Years').
- Sister was best collaborator because she would take instruction.
- Sister didn't like it but did project out of sisterly duty.
- Two things discovered in process, couldn't pose as younger than 12, sister couldn't be older than 55.
- Had to get past the fact she appeared in the photographs, made them hard to look at initially.
- Pictures work when you are fooled that they are a 70s family photograph.
- Had help from a stylist but whoever was around took the photograph.
- Had been speaking to Impressions gallery who showed work and David Chandler from Photoworks.
- Made first moving image work for show, of her and mother wearing old wedding dress.
- Saw moving image piece as extension of photography.
August 8th 1982 (2003), from the series 'Seven Years'.
July 22nd 1972 (2003), from the series 'Seven Years'.
October 1st 1987 (2004), from the series 'Seven Years'.
Other articles mentioning Trish Morrissey:
Other articles on photography from the 'Conceptual' category »