Stoned in Melanchol by Megan Doherty.
Specifications
SECOND EDITION (2021)
Rizla style box
15cm x 30cm
50 images
25 double sided A3 folded colour posters
With a foreword by Fiona Rogers of Firecracker/ Webber Gallery
Cover 1 of 3
Each cover is limited to 150 copies
About Stoned in Melanchol
In Stoned in Melanchol Megan flips small town banality on its head by turning it into its own alternate universe that celebrates youth, subculture, and freedom. The University of Ulster graduate says she uses the series as a form of escapism for herself and her friends. Days in Derry are long says Megan Theres not a whole lot to do except hang out, wasting time. Making pictures is her form of escape. I hated how I had tread every street a million times, explains Doherty of the reason she first picked up the camera. She was restless, bored, claustrophobic. Her friends were her salvation, and the more she photographed, the more people she met along the way. Like all good muses, they brought her into another world, one that was surprising and electric. Essentially I am imposing my ideas of youth, freedom, beauty and rebellion on to the landscape of small town life. In many ways, Stoned in Melanchol is a work of fiction. Yes, these are real people from a very specific place, but theyre also a fantasy, a mirage. I dont actually appear in any of the photographs, admits Doherty, but that doesnt mean she isnt there. Shes given us a roadmap to Derrys underground scene, but shes also taken us on a tour through her own daydreams: I suppose this is how I am present in the photographs without actually being featured.
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