Source
Autumn 1996: Vol. 3, No. 3
English
Edited by John Duncan, Peter Neill and Patrick McCoy.
Softcover, postal subscription insert included
29 pages
295 x 210 mm
1996
ISSN Not Available
This issue of Source magazine focuses on portraiture and contains the portraiture of Christopher Taylor (GB, M), Anne Bjerge Hansen (DK,F), Paul Quinn (IE, M) and Susan Lipper (US, F), as well as a discussion of Seán Hillen’s (IE, M) photomontages and a review of Peter Kennard’s (GB, M) book Unwords The cover photograph is by Anne Bjerge Hansen.
Artists and writers featured in this issue include Christopher Taylor (GB, M), Anne Bjerge Hansen (DK,F), Paul Quinn (IE, M), Susan Lipper (US, F), Seán Hillen (IE, M), Peter Kennard (GB, M), Christophe Chabot (FR, M), Pere Formiguera (ES, M), Leon McAuley (M), Martin McCabe (IE, M), Stephen Bull (GB, M), Catherine Duncan (F), Mary Fitzpatrick (GB, F), Paul McNally (M), Paul Seawright (NI, M), David Lee (M), Nicholas Allen (NI, M) and Brian Lynn (M).
Editorial
‘Andre Felibien in the 17th Century first suggested the use of the term ‘portrait’ exclusively for likenesses of (certain) human beings. Up until then ‘portrait’ and ‘likeness’ could be used to mean pictorial imitation of any kind; animal, vegetable or mineral included. In the pioneering days of photography in the 19th Century the lead in technical development was given by the need to reduce exposure times for making portraits. The 15 or more minutes required in bright sunlight was reduced to less than 60 seconds. In 1842 Francis S. Beatty opened Ireland’s first daguerreotype portrait gallery in Belfast.
Paul Quinn, Anne Bjerge Hansen and Christopher Taylor produce faithful renderings of their sitters in our extended ‘portfolio’ pages. Quinn and Bjerge Hansen both recent graduates exemplify the excellence of images produced on ‘specialist’ Photographic degree courses. Source met Christopher Taylor in Arles at France’s major photographic festival. We review the event and look forward to increasing the International content of the magazine through the contacts we made there.
Tony Blair’s ‘devil’s eyes’ on the recent Conservative Party poster revealed the potency of photographic montage. We review the new book from photomontage artist Peter Kennard, perhaps best known for his images dealing with nuclear disarmament and interview Irish photomontage artist Sean Hillen. Both fly the flag for low tech image manipulation. Scissors and glue meet the digital imaginings of the Bonk Business Inc.’
— John Duncan
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About the Magazine
Source is a quarterly photography magazine, available in print and as a digital edition, published in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They publish emerging photographic work and engage with the latest in contemporary photography through news, thoughtful features and reviews of the latest exhibitions and books from Ireland and the UK. Their website brings together an archive of writing and pictures from the magazine alongside current features.
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