honorable mention
Simon Prunty ireland
title
Protests Come and Go
'Protests Come and Go' is a portrait of protest which aims to explore the insinuations and connotations of one single political quote; an ongoing series that presents the protester as mere noise in a vacuum, as static, dust, haze, mist; rising, congesting, disintegrating and dissipating.
The work is created entirely in the darkroom, combining 35mm black and white photos of Irish protesters with split-grade printing and photogram techniques.
- Simon Prunty
His work frequently utilises analogue photography, darkroom printing techniques, photograms and – in the realm of digital photography - long exposures and light-painting techniques.
An artist first, his work explores conceptual territory, with an ever-growing thematic emphasis on the power possessed by or absent from the individual in society.
Simon lives and works in Dublin, Ireland.
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entry description
"Protests come and go..." - Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. Televised interview, October 15th 2014, Ireland.'Protests Come and Go' is a portrait of protest which aims to explore the insinuations and connotations of one single political quote; an ongoing series that presents the protester as mere noise in a vacuum, as static, dust, haze, mist; rising, congesting, disintegrating and dissipating.
The work is created entirely in the darkroom, combining 35mm black and white photos of Irish protesters with split-grade printing and photogram techniques.
- Simon Prunty
about the photographer
Simon Prunty was born in Dublin, Ireland. In 2006 he graduated from NCAD (The National College of Art and Design) with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art Media.His work frequently utilises analogue photography, darkroom printing techniques, photograms and – in the realm of digital photography - long exposures and light-painting techniques.
An artist first, his work explores conceptual territory, with an ever-growing thematic emphasis on the power possessed by or absent from the individual in society.
Simon lives and works in Dublin, Ireland.
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