Rosy Martin Lecture

I was glad to be able to attend Rosy Martin's lecture today. An Artist, Lecturer, Therapist and Theorist. 

I had researched her work during my Foundation Degree and this was a great opportunity to listen to her discuss her practice. She said that she is often invited to talk about Theory but seldom has the opportunity to talk about her practice. She is a quirky lady. Her work is conceptually serious but she has a keen sense of humour, and said that it is important to her that her work incorporates both these elements.

Her practice is grounded in the every day and she advised us that all practice should be theoretically informed; that the best work begins with the self, and develops into a connection with the wider audience, the collective.

Her influences have come from the theorists Barthes, Bachelard and Boudelaire. This reminded me of The Poetics of Space which I have now ordered and will use as the structure for my theory of the landscape photography I intend to concentrate on for my BA work.

Here is a link to her website ....

http://www.rosymartin.co.uk/Site/Hi.html