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Jun. 27, 2011 at 11:23am with 17 notes

Reblogged from mullitover

mullitover:

JONATHAN CHERRY: What did you have for breakfast this morning?
MEGAN CARNEY: Two biscuits and a Topo Chico.
JC: Are there any emerging artists inspiring your practice at the moment?
MC: I am particularly interested in photographers whose images are highly constructed, whether sculpturally or digitally.
Emily Keegin and John Houck are artists, among many others, whose work I think of frequently.
JC: What initially drew you to photography?
MC: Photography is something that allows me to present my ideas, however I don’t necessarily view my work as being strictly photographic.
There are definitely sculptural elements to my work. I prefer to communicate my ideas through photographs for reasons relating to my work specifically and having to do with the implications of a photograph.
JC: What is your current project all about?
MC: My current project, Relatives, is largely about memories and the process of objectifying them. Physically, the photographs are constructed scenes, objects that subjectively represent specific personal memories of mine. I am interested in the process of assigning objects to things that are inherently intangible.
JC: What has 2011 got in store for you?
MC: Two of my friends and fellow artists, Rebecca Marino and Adam Boley, along with myself, are having a show at Pump Project in Austin, TX in late August. The three of us have worked closely in the past and I am looking forward to showing new work alongside them.
JC: What one piece of advice would you give to recent photography graduates?
MC: Here, I believe I may branch away from the “just shoot” advice. I think it’s tremendously important to focus in on and understand what it is you want to be doing with photography and then go from there. Having an idea that directs you in what you are shooting is motivating and challenges your creative capacity.
JC: Other thoughts?
MC: I am very happy that swimming season has arrived in Texas.

JONATHAN CHERRY: What did you have for breakfast this morning?

MEGAN CARNEY: Two biscuits and a Topo Chico.

JC: Are there any emerging artists inspiring your practice at the moment?

MC: I am particularly interested in photographers whose images are highly constructed, whether sculpturally or digitally.

Emily Keegin and John Houck are artists, among many others, whose work I think of frequently.

JC: What initially drew you to photography?

MC: Photography is something that allows me to present my ideas, however I don’t necessarily view my work as being strictly photographic.

There are definitely sculptural elements to my work. I prefer to communicate my ideas through photographs for reasons relating to my work specifically and having to do with the implications of a photograph.

JC: What is your current project all about?

MC: My current project, Relatives, is largely about memories and the process of objectifying them. Physically, the photographs are constructed scenes, objects that subjectively represent specific personal memories of mine. I am interested in the process of assigning objects to things that are inherently intangible.

JC: What has 2011 got in store for you?

MC: Two of my friends and fellow artists, Rebecca Marino and Adam Boley, along with myself, are having a show at Pump Project in Austin, TX in late August. The three of us have worked closely in the past and I am looking forward to showing new work alongside them.

JC: What one piece of advice would you give to recent photography graduates?

MC: Here, I believe I may branch away from the “just shoot” advice. I think it’s tremendously important to focus in on and understand what it is you want to be doing with photography and then go from there. Having an idea that directs you in what you are shooting is motivating and challenges your creative capacity.

JC: Other thoughts?

MC: I am very happy that swimming season has arrived in Texas.