Mary Addison Hackett
My work is based on autobiographical events in day-to-day life.
I draw from a variety of source material and practices, ranging
from personal and found photographs to abstraction and direct
observation.
Highly relevant to my process was my introduction to Allan
Kaprow’s artistic philosophy and what he called the “aesthetic of
regular experience”—transient experiences in the everyday world
that were felt to be as significant as traditional works of art. This
focus on the mundane is a thread throughout all my work.
In 2010, I moved back to the South to care for my mother, who
died unexpectedly just prior to my arrival. That summer, I began
using the house—and by extension, the part of the country I grew
up in—as a backdrop for my work.