Cut up Fish (Muldoon), Fish Shop, Clerk Street, Edinburgh

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Ron O'Donnell
Born Stirling, 1952

Cut up (Muldoon), 1982

Photograph
Scottish Arts Council Collection Bequest, 1998
Museum number 1998-59

O'Donnell was influenced at first by Cartier Bresson. Working with a 35mm camera in the streets he "photographed everything that moved". He soon became aware of backdrops and took to photographing static objects and found himself increasingly drawn towards unusual shop and workshop interiors.

This picture of a fish shop window was taken in Clerk Street in Edinburgh.