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Donovan Wylie One Day Taking Photographs In Belfast
by Peter Mann

Printed in an edition of 200 copies, each with a unique cover.

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The Photographs in this book where taken during a walk around North Belfast one afternoon in September 2005. At the time Peter Mann and Donovan Wylie were in Northern Ireland working on a film about the Maze prison.

“That afternoon walking around Belfast was the first time I actually saw the city. I had known Donovan for years and from his photographs I had an idea of what it might be like. Seeing the place for real and at the same time through Donovan’s eyes was a wonderful way to be introduced to Belfast and I started to understand a little more why he is so fascinated by the strange architecture he grew up surrounded by.

I have, on many occasions, walked around with Donovan with one or both of us taking photographs. Sometimes for jobs or serious projects and other times just because we both love to take pictures and maybe more importantly because the act of taking the pictures helps to really see and understand the world around you.”

Peter Mann has collaborated on film and photography projects with Donovan Wylie since they met in 2000. As well as working on the documentary films Wylie made in the early 2000’s he has edited Wylie’s last three books ‘British Watchtowers’ 2007 (Consultant editor), ‘Maze 2’, 2009 and ‘Outposts’ 2011.

The book is released to coincide with the two Donovan Wylie exhibitions
‘Topography of War’, exhibition at Le Bal, Paris from 17th September
‘Outposts’, National Media Museum, Bradford from 30th September

This book is a limited edition of 200 copies. The small run pointed us towards digital printing - a technology that has improved enormously in recent years. Unlike traditional litho printing, there are no expensive set-up costs (plates etc.) which are traditionally such a challenge when producing such a small run. It also meant we were able to push the design in an interesting direction. Every one of the 200 copies has a completely unique cover and is numbered on the reverse, something that simply cannot be done with litho. Each copy is also hand numbered.

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