Bull Island
Myles Shelley
Photo Ireland
English
Softcover
Edition of 200
32 pages
148 × 210 mm
2024
ISBN Not Available
Bull Island is a nature reserve in north Dublin. It formed over 200 years ago due to changes in currents in Dublin Bay following the construction of the North Bull Wall. The island is now an important nature reserve and serves as a haven for wildlife and a recreational area for people in the city. A combination of natural and man- made processes continues to build and erode its features to this day.
With this project, the artist wanted to convey a sense of what it is like to be immersed in this landscape. He was drawn to traces of human intervention, and human made structures that were slowly being consumed by nature.
About the Artist
Born in Waterford and currently based in Dublin; Shelley studied photography at the Belfast School of Art and fine art at the Limerick School ofArt and Design. He works on personal projects about our relationship with the natural world, in addition to photographing a diverse range of photography and film commissions.
About the Series
TLP Editions are an ongoing collection of contemporary photographic projects in the form of accessible and inexpensive publications by PhotoIreland. These A5 sized booklets present a standard format throughout the series, with 36 pages each, a cover with a text block of under 140 words that introduces the project, and the title and the artist name only available on the contra cover. The project creates a node of opportunities as it allows photographers to enter the publishing arena, while facilitating access to contemporary artistic practices to the general public.
thelibraryproject.ie
(source: https://www.100archive.com/projects/tlp-editions)
About the Publisher
Founded in 2009, PhotoIreland was conceived as an organisation to stimulate a dialogue around photography in Ireland by developing a varied array of initiatives and events with a strong participative approach.
photoireland.org
(source: https://wiki.photoireland.org/publications/new-irish-works-the-passenger-ailbhe-ni-bhriain/)
