Artist Post #3: Spring Semester
February 13, 2011
Darragh Shannahan
Relation: The work I relate to the most of Darragh's was a series called "Stick Stories." Darragh is technically the artist responsible for the series and the resulting photographs, but the photographs in the series are actually documentations of pieces of art made by children Darragh met and worked with. Darragh is an Irish artist and worked in an underprivileged area of the Canal Communities in Dublin. Here, Darragh made it a goal to keep the local kids out of trouble by working with local arts foundation groups and holding free photography and art classes for the kids. The resulting pieces were made by the children and got them involved in a creative act versus another activity. This relates to my work because I would like to somehow involved children in an art making process, or invite them to have some hand in the series, in some form.
Bio: Darragh Shannahan is an Irish photographer. Growing up, he was more interested in music, and is currently still the drummer in a band in Ireland. After becoming a successful photographer, Darragh got a job teaching photography workshops at the National Gallery of Photography in Dublin. He is also a working artist in various projects mainly working with the youth of Dublin in one way or another. Darragh has been a photographer for the past 10 years. He has worked with the After Schools club in St Michael's since 2005. His "Stick Stories" body of work is currently on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Quotes:
"We develop art programmes in collaboration with youth groups and community groups, whether they be children, young people or adults."
"It's not just about viewing art as an activity, it's about creating opportunities for people to really develop meaningful relationships with artists".
Source: www.cdysb.ie/publications/PDF/Y%20Now%20-%20Issue%20%201.pdf
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