No Ordinary Love
Aidan Kelly
PhotoIreland
English
Softcover
92 pages
345 x 245 mm
2025
As a photographer, Aidan Kelly uses both traditional analogue and digital techniques to create works that draw on street photography but also offer a commentary on Dublin City and how it has evolved over the years. The project No Ordinary Love attempts to reckon with these changes to the city and his personal relationship with it. Using the idea of a relationship where the city takes the form of a lady, a woman not unlike Anna Livia, he writes her messages, hoping she still loves him. She’s taking her time to get back. She might have left the city. She reads the words but ignores his plea, maybe like a government on the street that doesn’t have time to answer impertinent questions. Amongst this work is a series set around the spire that ties in with the idea of people waiting and hoping and a city in flux. These works have conversations about the future, Love for a city, and Can it be better? The political subtext expands the idea for further works or a resolution.
(Source: https://heritageireland.ie/ga/imeachtai/no-ordinary-love/)
About the Artist
Aidan Kelly is a Dublin-born photographer and DJ. He has been taking photographs for over 15 years building a solid archive of mainly documentary, fine art and portrait work. Aidan’s work has taken him far and wide – from Japan to the UK. However, when he comes back to Dublin, the city still proves to be his muse.
https://aidankelly.bigcartel.com/
(Source: https://dublin.ie/live/stories/dublin-photo-diary-aidan-kelly/)
About the Publisher
PhotoIreland grows the reputation of Irish artists globally through a 360 degree support system and platform for contemporary photography, activated through a diversity of projects. These include events such as PhotoIreland Festival and Halftone print fair amongst others; resources such as the PhotoIreland Collection, a specialised research library of photobooks, and Ireland’s Art Bookshop, The Library Project; via publishing with projects such as OVER Journal and TLP Editions; professional development support through networking and consultancy opportunities; and empowering early and mid-career photographers via our international partnerships, most relevantly through Creative Europe co-funded platforms such as FUTURES and Parallel.
https://photoireland.org/
(Source: https://photoireland.org/about-photoireland/)
