This body of work documents the space inhabited by a small alternative community in the West of Ireland. By exploring the private world created by the people that live here, this work adopts a silent and contemplative tone, and seeks to engage with this space and its inhabitants, rather than expose it.
Through carefully negotiated access and many discussions, the work becomes a catalyst of my experience and the time spent making the work. Carried out over a period of over three years the images reveal the harsh depths of winter and the warm fertility of summer. The images tell the stories of the people that belong here, but only ever show a glimpse of their presence.
New Line road, February 2010
Abandoned foundations, March 2010
Buddy, June 2010
Jim’s Caravan DoorJune 2010
Jim’s Caravan Through The HazelApril 2010
Joann's 'Nest', March 2010
Kelly's garden, July 2010
Kevin & Irene's garden, December 2010
Kevin & Irene's garden, September 2010
Lorna's bedroom, September 2010
Lorna's Pear Blossom Tree, June 2012
Paul's Cabin, January 2011
Shane's old caravan, April 2010