Some news about EDGE, my latest body of work. This project is a personal, non-documentary response to the State’s hostility towards homeless International Protection Applicants, particularly on and around Dublin’s Grand Canal. I’m delighted it’s one of fifteen short-listed projects from over 700 worldwide submissions to Photo Museum Ireland’s inaugural International Open Awards Reflecting the Real, which opens at 14:00 this Saturday July 5th. Other works from the series will be seen in the RHA Gallery and in a 10 page portfolio in Source Photographic Review later this year.
Culture Night 2021
I have two offerings for Culture Night this year : A large-scale, one-off print of this image is for sale in the ÍOVA 2nd Annual Photography Exhibition: 6pm Friday 17th Sept 39/40 Arran Quay, till Sunday the 19th September.
I am also delighted to have edited a specially commissioned short film for Decade of Centenaries 1921-2021, made by Susan Mannion, Matthew Gammon and Rory Pierce. You can see it here.
The film can also be viewed at 22 locations along the River Shannon in County Roscommon on Culture night by using a QR code. Information is on the Culture Night website for Roscommon.
Amelia and The Bloods
My friend Amelia Stein is one of Ireland’s best photographers, and I did a portrait of her recently to mark the occasion of her new exhibition “The Bloods” being shown in the newly reopened Butler Gallery in Kilkenny.
With a slight homage to Mapplethorpe
This is Amelia’s preferred image, which I can understand because she looks like such a boss.
The show is a series of portraits of members of the Defence Forces from the 3 Inf Bn, known as The Bloods, based in James Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny. It’s great work, and you can book (free) tickets here.
There are more of my portraits of artists in this gallery.
100 Views of Contemporary Ireland
I was asked to contribute an image to the 100 Views of Contemporary Ireland exhibition, which marks the first decade of PhotoIreland. The show is running at the Library Project in Dublin between 12-29 March as part of the St. Patrick’s Day festival. This is my contribution, and prints and postcards of all of the images will be available from the Library Project.
Title: Mary
Location: Inis Meáin
Year: 2014