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Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-74723756458324714212013-12-14T19:46:00.000+00:002013-12-14T19:46:04.682+00:00Derelict Nation Blog has now moved over to The Vanishing Present website. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The website contains a more comprehensve range of all the abandoned and decaying places I have visited and is far easier to navigate than this blog. I hope you enjoy it and happy exploring. Thanks, Sarah. </span></span>Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-46153982580022633162013-09-13T00:05:00.000+01:002013-09-13T00:05:18.054+01:00Derelict Nation changes to The Vanishing Present.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Co. Wicklow<br />has the pleasure of inviting you and your guest to the opening of </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THE VANISHING PRESENT, Sarah Stevens.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Vanishing Present is an art project that documents abandoned spaces and their possessions. Artist Sarah Stevens uses photography, sculpture and drawing to record homes, schools, hotels, train stations, factories and other empty spaces.<br />These beautiful, decaying museums lie forgotten in every community in Ireland. Some are a consequence of the financial collapse, but many more have been around for longer.<br />Abandoned spaces contain personal objects. Clocks, photo albums, toothbrushes, religious statues, postcards and cutlery. These objects tell a story of a person, a way of life and the time in which they were used. They are much-cared for things that remain without purpose long after the owner has left. These abandoned and bereaved objects signify the transitory nature of life.<br />Stepping into a derelict building feels like stepping into another time. The past is preserved in the here and now, for a short time at least. Abandoned spaces are under constant threat from vandalism, theft and re-development. As a result these capsules of preserved time are slowly vanishing. It is important that the vanishing present is recorded and valued because it will eventually be lost and irretrievable. An absence that you didn’t realise was there.<br />The title for the exhibition The Vanishing Present is taken from an article of the same name written by Jane Humphries for Circa Magazine.<br />For more information about this ongoing project look at www.vanishingpresent.com<br />Also look at www.derelictireland.blogspot.com<br /> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Exhibition Launches Saturday 14 Sept 2013 @ 4pm<br />ADMISSION FREE | All Welcome<br />The Courthouse Arts Centre acknowledges the financial support of the Arts Council and Wicklow County Council in making this exhibition possible.<br />THE COURTHOUSE ARTS CENTRE<br />Exhibition runs from Sept 14 – Oct 17th.<br />Gallery Opening Hours Thurs –Sat 10am – 5pm.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The house was built by the Dillon family in 1750. It has a grand entrance that leads off into various large hallways and into the living area of the house. The house suffered a fire in the late 19th century and had it's top mansard floor removed. After this time Lough Glynn house went through its first period of abandonment. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 1903 the estate was sold to the church. A convent was opened, teaching young women Home Economics. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sisters established a dairy and Lough Glynn butter and cheese was
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The church building is divided into 3 floors. The distinctive window runs the height of the building.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The top floor of the church was converted into nursing home accommodation. The rooms are like cells, and the whole construction has no ceiling. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The roof is open and exposed to the elements.</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The convent estate was sold to different people. There were plans to turn it into a lakeside hotel. It has been in a derelict condition for a few years. Large sections of the roof have been removed and the whole building is suffering extensive water damage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are more photos to view on <a href="http://magnumlady.com/2013/07/13/if-these-walls-could-talk/">Magnum Lady Blog</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37681288@N00/5454243879/">here</a> for more information about Lough Glynn House.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I visited the hostel just after dawn. I was interested to see if the morning light would add a different quality to my photographs. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The outside of the hostel was interesting in itself. However, the inside was just incredible. Although vandals had been in and smashed some windows, the interior was fairly intact. Judging from different calendars around the place it looked like the hostel closed in the mid-noughties. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The interior of the main living block was filled with paraphernalia that transported me back to a different time. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I felt as if I was in the 1990's again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This place definitely pre-dates the Celtic Tiger. I don't know of it's history, but I wonder if it closed because holiday makers began to expect something more fancy. There is a fairly new hotel nearby. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I felt sad and nostalgic in this place, it was chock-full of postcards and notes and memories. There were loads of little bits that visitors had left behind. It is obvious that the hostel was a real home from home for whoever stayed there. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As always I am in wonder about the things that people leave behind them. In the living area there was a drawer of letters. It had been rummaged through. My friend took time to read the letters while I was taking photographs. Some dated from the 1940's. There were Christmas cards that were 70 years old and obviously had been kept and treasured for a long time. It is always very strange to see the such personal items </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">discarded in such a manner. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were lots of old fridges in the living area with unusual photographs on top of them of disabled people trying to get up and down stairs. Every surface of the living area was cluttered with interesting things like these. I would have loved to have had longer here. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Holiday makers left notes to say thanks for their holiday. These were stuck on to the wall in the living area. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I opened the door to the Wardens Office the air was thick and stale. The door to this room must have been closed for many years</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, even it's air comes from the past! Many interesting items in here including keys and foot and mouth powder - must have been used during the foot and mouth epidemic back in 2000. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time to check out. This hostel has particular relevance for me because it reminds me of hostels I used to stay in when I was younger. Maybe you stayed here at one time. I would be glad to hear any stories you have in order to build up a history of the place. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are leaving a comment please do not mention the hostels location. I do not want to inadvertently attract thieves to this place. </span></div>
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<br />Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-44700038367611203122013-06-02T11:52:00.000+01:002013-07-22T22:38:32.277+01:00Sligo Gaol.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sligo Gaol is located near the council offices at Riverside, Sligo.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I recently went on a tour of the gaol as part of the <a href="http://www.sligococo.ie/opendoor/">Open Door</a> project organised by Sligo County Council. Tim Carey gave a talk about the history of the gaol to accompany the tour. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The gaol opened in 1823. It was the first formal prison in the British Isles; before this prisoners were kept ad-hoc in houses and public buildings. The gaol was purpose built for incarceration. This reformed way of imprisonment became a widely used model. It had a big influence on how prison's are run in the present day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The prison was laid out in a semi-circular configuration of cells, with the governers house at the centre. Prisoners worked for 2 hours each a day on the treadmill. The treadmill was used to pump water from the Garavogue River into the prison for use. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sligo Gaol closed in 1956 because it became too old and out of date to run as a prison. No other gaol was built in Sligo. Since closure half of the site of the gaol has been redeveloped to house Sligo County Council and the Fire Brigade. The rest of the prison remains intact, but generally closed up to the public. It was great to get the opportunity to visit the prison and to take photos. I hope to go back really soon. </span></span></div>
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Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-35430460804239067242013-05-18T21:54:00.003+01:002013-05-18T21:59:14.107+01:00Seafield House. Sligo.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a sunny afternoon in May I paid a visit to Seafield House
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trying to find it for a few years. I didn't realise that I was driving
past it nearly every week, so in the end finding it seemed almost easy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Seafield House or Lisheen House is well known. Built in 1798 for the <span style="font-size: large;">Phibbs family; i</span>t <span style="font-size: large;">is</span> rumoured to be haunted by a poltergeist. The pa<span style="font-size: large;">ranormal activity in the house<span style="font-size: large;"> was thought to be linked to some artifacts from the <span style="font-size: large;">Middle East that were <span style="font-size: large;">kept </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">i<span style="font-size: large;">n a m<span style="font-size: large;">us<span style="font-size: large;">eu</span>m room in the house. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nowadays Seafield House is a ruined shell. All that remains are the external walls. Trees and vines are taking over the husk of the house in a really beautiful way. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even t</span>he graffiti around the<span style="font-size: large;"> inside of the house has <span style="font-size: large;">it's own beauty.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My experience <span style="font-size: large;">on both visits to <span style="font-size: large;">the house w<span style="font-size: large;">as</span> peaceful<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> I <span style="font-size: large;">visited with<span style="font-size: large;"> a fr<span style="font-size: large;">iend and<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">alone with my dog<span style="font-size: large;"> and</span> I was happy enough whiling away the hours taking ph<span style="font-size: large;">otographs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">Taking photographs of abandoned spaces is a practice that comes with a moral dilemma. On one hand it is trespassing on private space, possessions and memories. On the other hand perhaps it is important</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"> to show these spaces because they are beautiful and because they are overlooked and ignored. </span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">I feel that a</span>bandoned spaces need to be valued as they once were; their stories need to be told. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">Documenting private spaces comes with a sense of responsibility and respect for dwellings and their past inhabitants. I was recently allowed access to photograph the former home of a old man who has since passed on. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: large;">James Flanagan always sat in this chair next to the range in the back room<span style="font-size: large;">. He lived a<span style="font-size: large;">lone for many years<span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: large;">Places like these are time capsules. They are spaces from the past that sit firmly in the present, if we care to look. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">It is strange to experience a place without human existence. <span style="font-size: large;">Without human existence but with <span style="font-size: large;">memories stored in the objects left beh<span style="font-size: large;">ind. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>oon the vernacular buildings of the past and near past will disappe<span style="font-size: large;">a</span>r. The 3 room roadside cottage is fast rotting into the ground to be replaced by the detached megalithic family home. <span style="font-size: large;">Small ho<span style="font-size: large;">mes of the <span style="font-size: large;">past are no<span style="font-size: large;"> longer practical for families of today, but I feel that it is important to </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-23525957602687558712013-04-05T22:02:00.000+01:002013-04-05T22:02:02.345+01:00Gleniff Horseshoe. <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A drive around Gleniff Horseshoe in Sligo reveals many old ruins. Whilst nobody lives there now, people used to mine the mountain and many families used to live around the area. Nowadays the old cottages and school house are used as sheep shearing pens.</span></span></div>
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House. This derelict cottage is a teenage drinking spot in Maugherow,
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Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-31278021584289076582013-01-18T09:23:00.000+00:002013-01-18T09:23:07.772+00:00From the Studio of visits my studioAilve McCormack, creator of From the Studio of - blog visited me recently at my studio in The Model, Sligo. I have re-posted what she wrote about my project. She has explained my art practice much better than I ever could and I enjoyed my 'interview' very much. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I visited Coolaney Train Station in 2007. <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has been closed since 1963 and also used to be known as Leyny Station. Coolaney Station is on the Collooney to Claremorris Line. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I visited the Station there was washing drying on the platform; it was nice to see that the Station still had some use. I called into the house next door and asked if the Station belonged to their family. It did indeed and the people in the house were very kind and let me in to take some photographs. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When Coolaney Station closed it was used as a home for a number of years. The ticket office was converted into a bathroom, but the ticket hatch was never removed from the wall. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After visiting the Station I spent several weeks walking the line from Coolaney to Tubbercurry. I had planned to walk the whole North Western Rail Corridor but I stopped the journey because I felt like I was trespassing. Since the line has closed people have incorporated it into their gardens and farms; as I followed the line it seemed that I was on people's land. A walk along an abandoned rail line is also a pleasant experience</span></span>. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> These spaces have become wonderful nature reserves.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click <a href="http://derelictireland.blogspot.ie/2011/07/walk-line-photographic-essay-of-disused.html">here</a> to view more about abandoned railways.</span></span> Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-1157998210825265192012-09-10T01:40:00.000+01:002012-09-10T01:41:00.127+01:00Derelict Malta<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Derelict Nation has been nominated for 7 categories for the Blog awards Ireland 2012. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are: Best Arts/Culture Blog, Best Photography Blog, Best Popculture Blog, Best Craft Blog, Best Group Blog, Best Designed Blog and Best Blog Post - for <a href="http://derelictireland.blogspot.ie/2011/08/abbey-manor-hotel-dromahair-leitrim.html">The Abbey Manor Hotel</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many thanks, Sarah.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I recently visited the beautiful county of Donegal and found an empty post office and dwelling. From looking at calendars and leaflets in the post office it appears that it closed in 1986; and that perhaps residents continued to live in the house attached to the Post Office for some time afterwards. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were many interesting museum pieces in the building; such a shame they are being left to rot. I photographed an old ledger that had items listed as early as 1927. I also saw some old leaflets that dated back to 1914. An absolutely fascinating place. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Within the main house I found some beautiful artefacts. These were very hard to photograph because the windows of the house were boarded up, so I have had to use flash photography. The television in the living room is a rare find. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/derelict_nation/sets/72157631085447678/" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">here</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to view more photos of this abandoned Post Office in Donegal. </span></span>Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-78640822435496927892012-07-28T21:29:00.001+01:002012-07-28T21:36:45.353+01:00Exhibition: Museum of Abandoned and Bereaved Objects<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Museum of Abandoned and Bereaved Objects showed at room @ The Model, Sligo from 3rd - 29th July 2012. My exhibition combined sculpture and photography, focusing on found abandoned objects from derelict spaces. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The video piece from the exhibition can be viewed </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfqDzf6I5M4" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">here</a></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">Click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/derelict_nation/sets/72157629508085531/">here</a> to view more work from the exhibition. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">Click <a href="http://magnumlady.com/2012/07/22/museum-of-abandoned-and-bereaved-objects/">here</a> to view a post about Museum of Abandoned and Bereaved Objects by Magnum Lady. </span>Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-63011291514480373962012-07-15T10:31:00.001+01:002012-07-15T10:31:47.273+01:00Listen, with the ear of your heart!: The Future starts today, not tomorrowRe-posting this from Listen, with the ear of your heart. Some nice things written about artists and about my exhibition at The Model. Thanks Ian. <br />
<a href="http://www.templemanor.org/2012/07/future-starts-today-not-tomorrow.html?spref=bl">Listen, with the ear of your heart!: The Future starts today, not tomorrow</a>: Having time on my hands a few weeks ago I began working with The Model and the Yeats Society a few days a week. I spend my time these days...Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-17457466598698499802012-06-25T12:36:00.001+01:002012-06-25T12:41:15.898+01:00Museum of Abandoned and Bereaved Objects: Solo Show at room @ The Model, Sligo<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am having a solo show at room @ The Model, Sligo during the month of July 2012. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Museum of Abandoned and Bereaved Objects is a sculpture and photography exhibition that showcases domestic objects that have been left behind in derelict dwellings. </span></span></div>
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<br />Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-34950882751309568802012-06-16T23:02:00.001+01:002012-06-16T23:02:43.144+01:00Derelict Nation @ room @ The Model, Sligo<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I am in a group show at room @ The Model, Sligo. I am showing a time-lapse animation of an abandoned picture of Jesus. The show is on for all of June and the piece I am showing will also be in my solo show Museum of Abandoned and Bereaved Objects; also at room for the month of July 2012.</span></span><br />
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<br />Derelict Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10731535078327206348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523661353499109764.post-29508075651539781832012-05-31T12:30:00.001+01:002012-05-31T12:30:25.357+01:00Hidden Enniscrone<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Enniscrone
is a small seaside village and is situated along the Atlantic Ocean in
county Sligo on the Northwest coast of Ireland, 7km from Ballina, Co Mayo and 64 km from Sligo town. It is ideally located for touring
the north west scenic routes. It is one of Ireland's most beautiful and
inspiring seaside towns, and is one of the best-known holiday centres in
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enniscrone has a hidden beauty that will not be seen in any tourist brochure. A walk around the town reveals a number of unused homes and businesses, all from various different times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are integral to the town, but largely ignored by locals and tourists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Abandoned spaces evoke memories; my Gran had this exact same garden wall. They are not made anymore. I like the way that this empty dwelling has become integrated into the fabric of the main street so that it becomes unnoticed. A board advertising a nightclub is erected in the garden, this is an unusual contrast to the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">An era within an era. In the bedroom of an old house I found a secondary school woodwork project sitting on the floor. Above it on the wall, a hole where it must have been nailed up. It must have been sitting where it fell for at least 20 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Graffiti within the house is from the 1990's; this tells me that the woodwork project must have been from the same time. The house was mostly boarded up and it seemed as if no one had been in there for a long time. Was it a teenage hang out in the 1990's? </span></div>
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