Scairt Amach/Shout Out is the proof book of a photo exhibit of the same name produced over several years in Northern Ireland and completed in 1993. The images depict samples of artwork created by imprisoned Irish Republicans. The text outlines the relationship between politics and art, art and identity, and independence of mind and spirit as a result of this discourse. (The photos and captions are part of the political collection of the Linen Hall Library in Belfast, Northern Ireland.) This book is a record of the project more than a work unto itself. I have published it here as an academic reference. Contact me directly for original prints.Scairt Amach/Shout Out: Irish Republican Prisoners' Art
Scairt Amach/Shout Out is the proof book of a photo exhibit of the same name produced over several years in Northern Ireland and completed in 1993. The images depict samples of artwork created by imprisoned Irish Republicans. The text outlines the relationship between politics and art, art and identity, and independence of mind and spirit as a result of this discourse. (The photos and captions are part of the political collection of the Linen Hall Library in Belfast, Northern Ireland.) This book is a record of the project more than a work unto itself. I have published it here as an academic reference. Contact me directly for original prints.
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Hi Sandy,
There were some amazing images created by Irish Republicans, not only by those imprisoned but also on many buildings, walls etc in the Northern Province.
Many of them remain there still as works of art, and hopefully the peace process which has now been brokered will remain in place :)
That is a such a commanding instrument. But vulnerable,too. It looks as if the strings are lax?
I know so little about Irish history, really; except through fiction and historical fiction (but all good fiction is historical, right?); one of my great loves.
Best,
Gina
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