Making Worlds

Tomorrow (Fri 5 June) some of my photos will be appearing as part of shows in two fairly massive exhibitions. In Ireland, it does not get much bigger than the NCAD Graduate Show in terms of attendance and interest. In the global art world, it does not get much bigger than the ‘Art Olympics’ craziness that is the Venice Biennale. Of course, these aren’t my exhibitions,... Read More

This week I will be mostly… emerging

Soft Blonde Moustache Well now. After three gloriously sunny days of bank holiday goodness, one could be forgiven for dreading the return of the “working” week. But fear not, as the good people of Met Éireann promise more sunshine and kDamo promises more fun! I’ll go into greater detail about some of the bigger events later in the week, but for now let’s... Read More

This week I will be mostly… 8 bit.

The Good Hatchery This week, I have not decided if I will partake in the Thursday options, which include Mark Hamilton at FOUR, a DIT student photography show at The Joinery and a show in the Crow Gallery entitled ‘The Operation Was Successful But The Patient Died’. I could go to FOUR and the Joinery on my way home, so I’ll see how it goes. I’m also debating joining in... Read More

This week I will be mostly… loving the .jpg

Fiona Chambers There are many Fiona’s in my life. Some would say too many. Fiona Chambers asked me if I was collecting them. I choose to give them nicknames or numbers to differentiate (eg. #1 aka The Bad One, #2 aka The Good One, #7 aka Fink, etc.). This Thursday evening, Fiona Chambers, or “Fiona.jpg”, will be opening her solo show at Monster Truck. Fiona.jpg... Read More

Like Christmas for drunks…

Lawlorprechaun I don’t remember the last time I spent the whole of Paddy’s Day in Dublin city centre. There were many many reminders as to why I have tended to avoid the greasy, underage mayhem on Tuesday but with our winning-weather streak continuing this year, we managed to ignore the Oxegen-without-the-bands buzz and enjoy the sunshine in St Stephen’s Green.... Read More