'A Kind of Eden' is a joint project with writer Peter Billingham linking photography and text through poetry exploring the mind as a store of things remembered.
A series of photographs exploring the land of Ireland, relating both the urban and natural landscape to the need for a national identity. The Irish tricolour within the images acts like a signpost of ownership over territory and the social space.
Views from memorial benches and their dedication.
The process of dedicating a bench to a deceased friend or relative and placing it in a favourite location is a fascinating reflection upon the process of mourning and remembrance. We become a participant in this process as we sit on the bench and enjoy (or otherwise) the view. This is a celebration, which is sometimes baffling, sometimes ironic but always intriguing.
During the 19th century Martello Towers were built as defensive structures against invasion. Today, where they still exist, they offer a focal point for neighbourhoods and localities around the coast. Some are now homes, some museums but all signify a past that helps illustrate a colonial history.
Borders are important, they are a defining element in the identity of a nation. On an island, the coast and the relationship between land and sea is part of that identity.
The coast is both land and sea, it reflects possibilities of movement and a cessation of that possibility.
Chasing Shadows is a photographic art collective based in Ireland. Founded in 2010, its members incorporate historic and alternative photographic process into their visual arts practices.
The aim of Chasing Shadows is to enhance the debate between digital and analogue photography creations especially with regard to the historical methodology of photography and to produce exhibitions and workshops illustrating this debate.
Image Linda Plunkett
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