About this artwork
In 2000 a number of Scottish institutions including the Scottish National Portrait Gallery commissioned six photographers to create portraits of poets of non-Scottish origin living in Scotland. David Williams photographed his subjects with a large camera which 'lends the portrait session a real sense of event'. He made a companion piece for each of the portraits with snapshots of objects from the poets' homes to 'provide a more comprehensive insight into the poets and their lives'. Irfan Merchant is a Sufi poet resident in Edinburgh.
Updated before 2020
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artist:David Williams (born 1952) Scottish
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title:Irfan Merchant. Poet
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date created:2000
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materials:Two gelatin silver prints
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measurements:45.50 x 35.20 cm and 45.40 x 35.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased with help from the Scottish Arts Council 2000
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accession number:PGP 117.43
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David Williams
David Williams
David Williams was born in Edinburgh in 1952. He studied at Stirling University from 1969 to 1973 and worked as a photographic assistant from 1979 to 1981. He was a musician and composer before becoming a photographer. He has participated in a number of exhibitions worldwide and has had several...
