National Photography Collection Inaugural Exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland
Photo Museum Ireland is delighted to present this exhibition introducing the National Photography Collection. Featuring a selection of specially commissioned prints by established and emerging Irish artists, it provides a context for an open discussion on the development of the Collection over the coming years.
We want to work with artists to support them in archiving their artistic practice across the span of their careers, preserving their creative legacies for the future. Our vision for the Collection is to define the scope of modern and contemporary Irish photography, honouring past generations and recognising the achievements of contemporary Irish photographic artists.
The artists featured in this exhibition are:
Ciarán Óg Arnold; Enda Bowe; Noel Bowler; Ala Buisir; Simon Burch; Dorje de Burgh; Krass Clement; Shia Conlon; Martin Cregg; Mark Curran; Ciaran Dunbar; John Duncan; Tessy Ehiguese; David Farrell; Kevin Fox; Paul Gaffney; Clare Gallagher; Emer Gillespie; Karl Grimes; Anthony Haughey; Seán Hillen; Patrick Hogan; Tobi Isaac-Irein; Dragana Jurišić; Jamin Keogh; Jialin Long; Markéta Luskačová; Shane Lynam; Alen MacWeeney; Dara McGrath; Moira McIver; Yvette Monahan; Tony Murray; Brian Newman; Kate Nolan; Miriam O'Connor; Kenneth O'Halloran; Mandy O'Neill; Tony O'Shea; Pete Smyth; Nigel Swann; Harry Thuillier Jr; George Voronov and Róisín White.
The National Photography Collection builds on the Museum’s sustained commitment to supporting artists in the development and promotion of their work. Through collaboration, we hope to grow the collection as an archive repository offering an overview of photographic practice in Ireland.
Installation view National Photography Collection, Exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland.
This introductory exhibition for the Collection is part of our year-long In Our Own Image programme charting the history of Irish photography. It cuts across photographic styles and periods to foster a dialogue between the wide range of approaches that make up Irish photography. We want to create a space where the work of different artists can form a dialogue across time and connect with new audiences. This is particularly significant as we mark the centenary of the state, providing an opportunity to reflect on how photographers have grappled with our shared histories and how diverse Irish cultural identities have been represented.
Installation view National Photography Collection, Exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland.
As an essential critical and historical resource, the National Photography Collection is an exciting initiative for the Museum and for the future of Irish photography. We are deeply honoured that the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins has agreed to be Patron of the Collection.
Ciarán Óg Arnold
Untitled, from the series I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed. but all I could do was to get drunk again, 2015.
Ciarán Óg Arnold ©
Enda Bowe
Untitled, from the series Love’s Fire Song, 2020
Enda Bowe ©
Noel Bowler
3 Rampart Court, Rampart Road, Dundalk, from the series Making Space, 2011.
Noel Bowler ©
Ala Buisir
Maha, Dublin, 2021
Ala Buisir ©
Simon Burch
Kylemore 01, from the series Under a Grey Sky
Simon Burch ©
Dorje de Burgh
Brain Scan (St Luke's), December 2017, from the series Dream the End, 2018.
Dorge De Burgh ©
Krass Clement
Untitled, from the series Drum: A place in Ireland, 1996
Krass Clement ©
Shia Conlon
Push / Pull, 2019, from the series Against Domestication, 2019-ongoing
Shia Conlon ©
Martin Cregg
Untitled, 2007, from the series Midlands, 2015
Martin Cregg ©
Mark Curran
Untitled, Gowning Room, Building 7, 11.02 a.m., Monday, November 11th 2003, (Leixlip, Ireland), from the series The Breathing Factory.
Mark Curran ©
Ciaran Dunbar
Untitled, from the series Diesel, 2021
Ciaran Dunbar ©
John Duncan
Knockenagh Avenue, Newtownabbey, 2010, from the series Beacons
John Duncan ©
Tessy Ehiguese
Ovie Etseyatse, music video director, Dublin 2021
Tessy Ehiguese ©
David Farrell
Coghalstown Wood, from the series Small Acts of Memory, 2009-2010
David Farrell ©
Kevin Fox
Ellie, from the series Drum - Portrait of a Village, 2017
Kevin Fox ©
Paul Gaffney
Untitled 10, from the series Stray.
Paul Gaffney ©
Clare Gallagher
Untitled, from the series The Second Shift, 2019
Clare Gallagher ©
Emer Gillespie
Joan’s House, daughter born 1965 2015, from the series First Mothers, 2015
Emer Gillespie ©
Karl Grimes
The Landing (Zebra Acquisition), Natural History Museum, from the series Dignified Kings Play Chess On Fine Green Silk, 2007.
Karl Grimes ©
Anthony Haughey
Mother and Children with Bible and Gun, from the series Home, 1992
Anthony Haughey ©
Seán Hillen
Newry Gagarin Crosses the Border, 1993
Seán Hillen ©
Patrick Hogan
Untitled, from the series Still, 2013-2015.
Patrick Hogan ©
Tobi Isaac-Irein
Themba & Them, Dublin, 2021
Tobi Isaac-Irein ©
Dragana Jurišić
Gunnera, 2018
Dragana Jurišić ©
Jamin Keogh
Christopher and Mark in Glennagross, from the series Moyross Study, 2017-present (ongoing)
Jamin Keogh ©
Jialin Long
Zheng Min, nurse manager, Dublin 2021
Jialin Long ©
Markéta Luskačová
Pilgrims, Croagh Patrick, 1972
Markéta Luskačová ©
Shane Lynam
Untitled, 2021, from the series Pebbledash Wonderland.
Shane Lynam ©
Alen MacWeeney
Untitled, from the series Dublin, 1963
Alen MacWeeney ©
Dara McGrath
Site-099 Beaumont Quarry, Douglas, Cork City. Civilian Joseph Cotter, from the series, 'For Those That Tell No Tales' 2021
Dara McGrath ©
Moira McIver
Joe Humphreys, from the series Memory, Memorial, 1996.
Moira McIver ©
Yvette Monahan
The Thousand-Year-Old Boy from the series, The Thousand-Year-Old Boy, 2015.
Yvette Monahan ©
Tony Murray
Boy dancing, St. Colmcille’s Well, Woodtown, Dublin, 1980, from the series Holy Pictures
Tony Murray ©
Brian Newman
Untitled, from the series Unsettled Border
Brian Newman ©
Kate Nolan
Untitled 8, Pettigo, 2016, from the series LACUNA, 2015-2022.
Kate Nolan ©
Miriam O’Connor
Self-portraits, from the series Tomorrow is Sunday, 2014-2020
Miriam O’Connor ©
Kenneth O’Halloran
The Curragh, Co. Kildare from the series The Handball Alley, 2013
Kenneth O’Halloran ©
Mandy O’Neill
Untitled from the series Champions Avenue, 2017-2019
Mandy O’Neill ©
Tony O’Shea
Tallaght, Dublin 1985, from The Light of Day
Tony O’Shea ©
Pete Smyth
Cushlawn Park, 1990 from the series LOCAL
Pete Smyth ©
Nigel Swann
Cahans Presbyterian Meeting House, Co. Monaghan, from the series The Borderlands, ongoing
Nigel Swann ©
Harry Thuillier Jr
Opium, 1996, hand-toned silver gelatin print
© Estate of Harry Thuillier Jr
Courtesy Ken Walsh Photography
George Voronov
Untitled, from the series We Became Everything, 2018.
George Voronov ©
Róisín White
Untitled, from the series Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, 2017-2020
Róisín White ©
The National Photography Collection exhibition is the first in the contemporary section of the Museum’s year-long survey of photography in Ireland. In Our Own Image is supported by Dublin City Council Commemorative Committee, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Heritage Council of Ireland, the Office of Public Works, Dublin Castle, RTÉ Supporting the Arts and Nerve Centre/Creative Centenaries NI, Creative Ireland and the Arts Council of Ireland.
Exhibition dates
20 January - 26 March 2022
Masks and social distancing please, no booking required.
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