The lilliputian

 I seen somebody posting a picture of the full neg of this image on Instagram recently, Its a big neg from a very big camera(life-size image). Well here is one I made on 10x8 of an original contact print from the same negative.
At the time I was doing some prep work on photographic items for a big expo at the NLI. When I was approached and asked if I had a solution for a complex problem, it was to make a copy of this and hang it in the show,  ( now that might not seem complex...

a metaphor for our times
this  post was first published in 2010 I have just added the second photo inline for my good friend Vukasin
Early last year i was walking down O'Connell street,Dublin.And I passed a building I had passed Hundreds of times in my life.It was the former main bookings office of Aer lingus,...

 Sometimes you know when things are just right. It has been a while since I have put together a presentation, hung it on a wall and invited all and sundry to come have a look and see what they can see.
Last month I was invited by Karolina, owner of Mish_Mash, one of Dublins finest  independent coffee shops, to do just that. I have to admit, Although I had one large piece in this years Halftone print fair,  in the past couple of  years I have been reluctant...

I have just been for a covid test, you see I was in the UK  making some work, visiting with my brother and spending some time with him and helping us both through over a year of isolation from his ( and my ) normal working life. Had I heard the news...