NEW NEWS
 

My photographic works can be viewed at emmaworks by clicking on the link above.

 

COMING UP

 

 

 

Throughout 2004/05 I performed and travelled with an Irish Drag King troupe called the Shamcocks. I photographed our troupe and the other kings we performed with in Toronto, Chicago & across Ireland. The work culminated in an exhibition, then the photographs and negatives got boxed up and gathered dust in the attic.

I'm wondering why I keep the photographs, are they historical documents? do they belong in an established archive?  Who owns them? Should I destroy them?

To decide I've been interviewing the people who appear in the photographs and asking them what they think. I've been interviewing archivists and people involved in different areas of Irish queer arts & culture.

These discussions will culminate in a two day event which will present the research as an installed audio/visual/discursive work questioning the role & importance of the photographic archive.

 

Friday 19th to Sat 20th Dec.

The Joinery, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7

Opening Thursday 18th Dec, hot port & whiskey reception, all welcome.

 

 

RECENT NEWS

I recently curated an exhibition of student work for the Tallaght Community Arts Centre. I had been teaching the group photography for a year and the exhibition was designed to showcase their best work. The group become really impressive in their darkroom printing skills and the exhibit of their best black and white hand printed work from throughout the year sold out within the first hour of the opening night.







ALAF FESTIVAL JULY 4th - 7th
I have been asked to judge the annual ALAF photography competition with Anna Nolan which runs in Filmbase, Temple Bar, for the duration of the festival.

I will also be on board as the weekends official photographer, photographs from the weekend will be up soon, including the Girl Rock gig in the George on Friday 4th, Bunny Rabbit and No Bra are performing so it should be an interesting one to photograph.

You can visit the ALAF website to see my pics from last year and for more info !
www.alaf.com


The Resembled Self
June 19th - 21st @ Pallas Contemporary Projects


beardedmeteor productions have invited me to participate in their experimental group show 'The Resembled Self' at Pallas Contemporary Projects this month.

 I will be installing a piece of photographic work which uses still life to explore the experience of deciding to leave one home for another. I will be using a series of framed and dibond mounted lambda prints in the exhibit.
All are welcome to attend the exhibit and the opening which is between 6 & 8pm next Thursday 19th June at PCP, visit  beardedmeteor  for directions and further info.