Peter Finnemore – Part 1

PETER FINNEMORE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG CARMARTHENSHIRE, JUNE 2021 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 September 2021) Part 1 of 2 Peter Finnemore is a long established, and much respected, Welsh photographic artist based in south-west Wales. His work has long explored memory, family, culture and history, and his deeply immersive, thirty-plus year Gwendraeth House project is ongoing. Peter studied photography at both Degree and Post-graduate levels at Glasgow School of Art under Thomas Joshua-Cooper, before gaining a Masters in Fine Art, Photography at the University of Michigan. He represented Wales at the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005, and his work has been shown widely in both solo and group exhibitions in the UK and internationally, and in published titles ‘Gwendraeth House’ , ‘Zen Gardener, and ‘Silent Village’. Ffoton was delighted to speak to Peter as our first in-person conversation since the Covid-19 lockdowns in Wales, at Gwendraeth House - his family home, in Carmarthenshire. A very enjoyable day with a very passionate photographer. See more of Peter’s work on his immersive website www.peterfinnemore.com Follow him on Instagram @peter.finnemore Gallery images © Peter Finnemore and used with permission of the photographer. Ffoton images of the photographer © Brian Carroll 2021. Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channel www.ffoton.wales Giving a voice to talented photographers across Wales since 2015. Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram @ffotonwales Made in Wales