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Semper-Augustus
Semper-Augustus

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Semper Augustus
Mary Hamill
Éditions Bessard
English

Texts by Martin Parr.

Hardcover
Book presented in clamshell box. Includes print, signed and numbered.
32 pages
225 x 175 mm
2016
ISBN 9791091406475

The Semper Augustus has retained its position as the most celebrated of all tulips; these are grown and displayed, against fierce competition, in spring flower shows across the globe. Mary Hamill has created her own version of this famous flower, but with a dreadful and wonderful twist. For these flower like objects turn out to be her own menstrual cycles. She informs us of the date of the month they were created and with the thirteen images takes us through a full calendar year.

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About the Artist

Mary Molloy (formerly Mary Hamill) graduated from Ulster Universitys’ Belfast School of Art in 2016 and quickly published her first photobook Semper Augustus which was launched during the opening week of Les Rencontres d’arles 2016. The work, which includes an introduction by renowned British photographer Martin Parr, was shortlisted at Riga Photomonth and Photobook Bristol the same year and was selected by Anne Lyden, curator at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, as part of the 2016 Source Graduate Showcase. It was also featured in the November 2016 edition of ELSE magazine.

About the Publisher

Éditions Bessard is a paris-based independant publishing house created by pierre bessard in 2011. Focusing on working with artists, writers and curators to realise intellectually challenging projects in book form.

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