Name/TitlePhotograph: Alison Thewliss MP
About this objectPhotographic print of Alison Thewliss, SNP MP for Glasgow Central, by Kirsty Mackay. The photograph was shot in a west end tenement for 209 Women, a project commemorating the centenary of the first women being granted the right to vote in the UK.
MakerMackay, Kirsty
Maker RolePhotographer
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsPhotograph printed on Foamex
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
MeasurementsH: 510 x W: 766 x D: 5mm
Subject and Association KeywordsParliament
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsParty politics
Subject and Association KeywordsPhotography
Subject and Association DescriptionThe photograph was taken for the 209 Women exhibition, a national artist-led project founded by Hilary Wood that aims to champion the visibility of women, particularly in male-dominated environments. The exhibition hung in Westminster from 14th December to February 2019. It was curated by Hilary Wood (Founder/Director of ‘209 Women’ and photographer), Tracy Marshall (Director of Development and Partnerships at Open Eye Gallery), Cheryl Newman (Artist, curator and former Director of Photography of the Telegraph magazine) and Lisa Tse (Brand Consultant, TV Producer and founder of women’s club The Sorority).
https://www.kirstymackay.com/about:
Kirsty Mackay is an photographic artist, educator, activist and filmmaker.
Her research-led documentary practice highlights social issues surrounding gender, class and discrimination. She has an MA in Documentary photography from University of South Wales, Newport.
Her current book project The Fish That Never Swam, considers class and discrimination against working-class people. Combining first-person narratives with photographs, it takes Glasgow as a case study, looking at the root causes of the city’s poor health outcomes and lower life expectancy.
Examining the relationship between the environment, government policy, historical trauma, and public health. It shifts the emphasis from individual life style choices to the effects that political policies have on our bodies. It will be published as a book in 2021.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, most recently in the Facing Britain group show, an observation of British Documentary Photography since the 60’s alongside works by Martin Parr, Anna Fox & David Hurn, Museum Goch, Germany.
Object TypePhotograph
Object numberGWL-2019-50
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved