The Lesser Streams of Place
Michael Croghan
PhotoIreland
English
Softcover
Edition of 200
32 pages
148 x 210 mm
The lesser Streams of Place is an ongoing project that proposes an artist’s responsibility to document local places. It focuses on everyday scenes that are often overlooked and especially those that have changed or disappeared over time. By capturing these moments, the work focuses in on a certain aesthetic that might otherwise be lost. The photographs are self-reflexive, exploring identity, social habits, and act as a rough guide of the everyday private spaces of homes and businesses in County Longford, in Ireland’s midlands. Taken over a number of years, the photographs were made faithfully, spontaneously, and opportunistically, guided by curiosity and instinct. These spaces hold an intrinsic value in regards to social and cultural anthropology. The photographer challenges what we think of as familiar and highlights the shared experiences found in ordinary places, especially those that disappear quietly, helping to represent and remember them.
(Source: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/products/the-lesser-streams-of-place-michael-croghan)
About the Artist
Michael Croghan is a documentary photographer, working to highlight contemporary social issues in Ireland. His focus is usually on in-between spaces in a broad range of cultural contexts.
Instagram.com/michael_croghan_visual_artist
(Source: https://www.tudublinphotography.ie/2020/year3/michael)
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/)
