Allie Mount
Born 1973, San Pedro, California
I am a photographer based in Portland, Oregon. Originally from California, I received my degree in Painting with honors from the California College of the Arts in 1996.
I photograph landscapes; specifically, the western landscapes where I have grown up and now live. California's hills and deserts, Oregon's coastlines and Columbia River Gorge – these all describe what it means to be from the western United States. Terrain that is specific to the west is iconic, with a tradition of being documented, charted and admired. But it is also, personal, an intimate backdrop that colors the identities of the people who live here. The connection between location and what makes you who you are; what it means to be “from” a certain place – this is what I find fascinating. The land is almost a character in its own right, whose influence shapes us and informs our sense of the familiar, of home.
Contact
alliemount@gmail.com
Interviews/Features/Print/Exhibitions
Interview: The Great Leap Sideways
Exhibition: 2011, Sunny Side Up, Curated by Wandering Bears, Margate Photo Festival, Harbour Arm Gallery, Kent, UK
Writing: Camera Obscura
Feature: Heading East
Feature: third nature
Print: Tell Mum Everything Is OK #3
Feature: End Topic
Feature: Booooooom
Interview: ilovethatphoto
Feature: File Magazine
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