Gwendraeth House – Peter Finnemore

Gwendraeth House brings together two series of formally very different, but complimentary, photographic works by Peter Finnemore, one of Wales’ most original and inventive artists: Avant Gardener, presented as ‘traditional’ documentary black & white photographs, depicts fabricated scenes in an around the artist’s home, and Lesson 56: Wales, a series of large format constructed photographs, investigates the historical and contemporary fractures of Welsh identity, as a direct result of colonialism. Gwendraeth House is largely autobiographical and is firmly grounded in Finnemore’s family history and, in particular, the impact that Gwendraeth House - lived in by four generations of his family - has had on him, culturally and psychologically. Collectively the work and this book provide a fascinating and authentic insight into Finnemore’s sense of identity, and eloquently speak of a ‘vernacular rootedness’, which is largely absent in so much vanguard art. A penetrating essay by writer and critic, Mark Durden, a contemporary of the artist, opens up the imaginative and highly personal world of Peter Finnemore, with empathy and perceptive wit.

• Size: 285 x 235 mm
• Illustration: 24 duotone/12 colour plate
• Binding: Soft back, 64 pages with gatefold
• Text: English & Welsh
• Weight: 345g
• Edition: 500
• Publication date: March 2000
• ISBN: 187277170X
• Price: SOLD OUT
• Distributor: Cornerhouse Publications, Manchester, UK

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