She was obsessed with the idea of spirituality and haunted by deaths in her family, which inspired her profound and surreal photographs. This idea is represented in this photograph which fascinates me not only for the content but for the inspiration behind the content.
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_136/f_05031.gif
Hannah's life was a life I can relate to because Hannah was an immigrant to Canada. She immigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1852 and later moved to Vancouver Island in 1862 with her husband and four children. Hannah's husband was a shoe-maker by trade but also was a photographer who initially introduced Hannah to the photography society. The Maynard's first opened a portrait studio in Ontario which was a very successful business which continued to be successful in Victoria.
This is a picture of the Maynard Building in Victoria where the portrait business took place:
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_75/c_08993.gif
This image is an example of one of the portraits the Maynard's business would take. I chose this particular portrait because it captures the era as well as Hannah's skills as a photographer.
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_143/g_06738.gif
Our next assignment is inspired by Hannah Maynard and her artistic work. We are focusing on the idea of multiple exposures, which in my opinion is pretty cool.
Like Hannah Maynard, we are going to be setting up a camera in one area and take multiple photos of ourselves interacting with ourselves. She showed this idea in this next piece which I find to be interesting because it reminds me of a family having tea together and also for the inspiration behind the content.
http://web.uvic.ca/vv/student/maynard/art5.jpg
This is the Hannah Maynard inspired piece I completed yesterday, enjoy. :)
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