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Gjon Mili 2009

Five images from “The Great Hunger” series are part of the exhibition program of the 9th International Gjon Mili photo competition. This years theme is “Our Crazy World”. The pictures will be exhibited in Kosovo National Art Gallery in Prishtina from the first week of September. Images of all the participating works can be found here:

http://www.gak-gjonmili.org/foto/pjesmarrsit.html

link to the Kosovo National Art Gallery:

http://www.kosovaart.com/

link to the Gjon Mili prize website:

http://www.gak-gjonmili.org/

“The Journey”, an exhibition of Photography, Video, Sculpture and Painting.

I was invited by the Clock Tower Gallery in Cobh, county Cork to exhibit a selection of my photographs from The Great Hunger series in their latest exhibition titled “The Journey”. If you find yourself in cork during September you should drop in and see the show. The gallery is on the sea front in the old town hall, so it should be well worth a look.

Press release for ‘The Journey’

‘The Journey’ – Inaugural Exhibition of Sculpture & Fine Art
at the Clock Tower Gallery, Cobh
It is said that art mirrors life. It is fitting then, that the inaugural exhibition of
Sculpture, Photography, Fine Art, and Video Art of both new and established
artists,
which runs from 28 August until 20 September, at the Clock Tower Gallery Cobh,
showcases life so memorably.
Life’s journey has brought many artists to our shores, whether through birth or
relocation. Fusion has become a popular word in Irelands arts scene. And
nowhere can the phrase be applied more comfortably than to the work of
Blessing Sanyanga.
Blessing Sanyanga’s journey commenced in Zimbabwe.
From the Shona tribe, which is internationally recognised as having produced
the world’s best stone carvers, Blessing has combined the influences of that
tradition
with Celtic symbolism.
The concentric circles favoured by the celts are interspersed in the curving lines,
characteristic of Shona art. His sculptures are inspired by his country’s nomadic
tradition, family, journeying and history.
In many works he preserves the texture of the stone, highlighting the way in
which the sculpture has developed. “I allow the sculpture to come out of the
stone, it is in there, and it is my job to bring it out.” Blessing works with Irish
limestone, Italian sandstone and wonderful African green opal.
NowWhatRichview, Dublin, ‘A Day in the Light’ features a collaboration of ten
peoples Journey Across Ireland from East to West on 29th July 09. Photographs
and video images taken were then digitally manipulated to create a single
printed digital collage and a video installation, to show the changing light,
rhythms, space, time, weather of the the day.
Christ Watts, a conceptual documentary photographer, exhibits his latest body of
work titled ‘What they left behind’, a story of loss, hope and change as part of the
Irish Social landscape.
Photographic works by Patrick Hough, National College of Art & Design, RDS
Student Art awards exhibitor 2009. Part of a body of works of ‘The Great Irish
Famine’, “dissonances of the Hollywood Image”
Fine Art exhibits include works by Philip Gray, Martin Stone, Elsie Sheridan,
Derek Lyons, Gary Snelling, Dolores Stephenson, Kerry Collins, Hazel Revington
Cross, Other mediums; Siobhan Leonard, Sinead Kiely, Leon McCarthy, Dave
Russell, Lukas Becker, Jim O’Halloran, Alona Klaro and Anthony Sheridan.
“The longest journey begins with the first step”
Enter the Clock Tower Gallery, Cobh and join their journey.
Itineraries will be provided.
Open 7 days a week, 10 – 6 weekdays, 11 – 6 weekends.
Contact us on 021 4815148 or email info@clocktowergallery.ie

Behold The Ravages Of Time!

This man is one of the many local characters that frequent our pub in Offaly, going by the name of De Burgo, a self appointed title. He is somewhat of a muse for our family and always manages to find his way into our work some how. He featured in the classic “Story Of Creation” by Stephanie Hough, and made a later apperance in some of my early video works including “Sleeping With Pigs” and ” Killing The Pig”….

He is always eager to be involved in artistic endeavors and happily sat for this portrait.

And The Torch Lights Up A Famished Man Who Fortune Could Not Save

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