“I make pictures of rooms, objects and people, incidental moments in which there is an interchange between things and bodies; people and objects can tell the same story through metonymic associations. My subjects evoke occurrences, yet, are not actively engaged with capturing an authentic reality. Rather, the intention is to suggest a state of mind closer to the space of memories, recollections or the emotive moments that underlie ordinary occasions of living. These readings are conveyed through a pervasive stillness and sense of absence, or estrangement, as if one is looking at things from some distant perspective. It is as if real ‘life’ survives only in the form of loose signs. The subtle departure from normality is both enigmatic and disturbing.

The underlying rupture of real space is formalised through pictorial devices such as close-ups, tilted angles, distorted perspective and blurring. These elements, together with the effective use of simulated lighting, echo the spatial and theatrical effects of film.”

Mary Scott’s work has been shown throughout Australia since the mid 1980s, and in a group exhibition in Italy in 2002. She has been instrumental in the development of digital printing techniques in Tasmania.  Her work is held in collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, and Artbank.
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Mary Scott’s CV