interview - rosie mackay
what motivates you?
change, loneliness, satisfaction
what inspires you?
wonderful & creative friends
how long have you been creating your work?
since i was around 16 years old, i felt very isolated in a town in the english countryside and decided i wanted to start creating work to entertain myself. i started bringing a camera mostly everywhere i went, making my friends pose for my weird ideas.
what is an insecurity you have spent time grappling with recently?
i feel that as an insecure person it’s so easy to worry about so many things! a big one is comparing myself to others, if within work or lifestyle.
what do you imagine for your future as an artist?
i hope to still be making work as i get older, and that i am constantly improving and putting more of my ideas out there, i hope to never stop taking photos.
share a recent encounter with an artist or stranger that has shifted your perspective.
not a singular encounter per se, but having people from my past re enter my life making me realise how much i have changed in the last decade, in so many ways.
aug 5 2020