VOTE NO. 1
Mark Duffy
Anzenberger Edition
Hardback
Collector’s Edition 71/100
56 pages
210 x 280 mm
2015
ISBN Not Available
The Irish landscape was littered with electoral campaign advertising during the recent European, local and national by-elections. VOTE NO. 1 documents this and examines the culture of election advertising in Ireland. The series focuses on the accidental, and often gruesome, disfigurements the electoral candidates‘ faces suffer – an unintended consequence of their posters‘ erection. These images reflect the Irish electorate’s increasing disillusionment with the political process after years of harshening austerity politics.
The book was selected as the 1st Prize of the ViennaPhotoBookReview at the ViennaPhotoBookFestival in June 2015 by the following jury: Gerry Badger, Andreas H. Bitesnich, Josef Chladek, Nela Eggenberger, Peter Gössner, Manfred Heiting, Rob van Hoesel, Rainer Iglar, Klaus Kehrer, Dominique Kempers, Calin Kruse, Harald Latzko, Ania Nalecka, Colin Pantall, Johannes Schlebrügge and Hannes Wanderer.
This book is one of the only, if not the first, artists’ books ti have been made entirely from its own subject matter.
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About the Artist
Mark Duffy is an Irish artist based in the UK. Duffy’s artworks explore issues of politics, power and media in the public sphere. His recent ongoing work documents the aftermath of the UK’s fractious Brexit referendum, framing these themes with absurdity and humour. Duffy formerly worked as photographer for the Houses of Parliament (2015-2019) during which his photojournalism characterised many memorable front pages.
markduffyphotographer.com
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About the Publisher
The Anzenberger Gallery bookshop was been founded by Regina Maria Anzenberger on occasion of an exhibition with Martin Parr at the AnzenbergerGallery in March 2011. Since then, it has developed as a publisher and seller of rare books. It is based in Vienna.
anzenbergergallery-bookshop.com
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