Saturday, May 12, 2012

Doing an exhibition at Harold's Cross Festival!


Maypole dancer b&w, originally uploaded by Esther Moliné.
Tomorrow, Sunday 13th May, I'm going to have an exhibition of photographs of the Harold's Cross area (Mount Jerome cemetery, canal, etc.) at the Harolds.Cross Festival in Harold's Cross park (from 12 to 6). My exhibition will be in the shelter near the children's playground. The programme of events includes lots of children's activities (face-painting, games...), musicians, dancers and street performers, and a free historical tour of Mount Jerome cemetery by Pat Liddy meeting at 12 at the Entrance to Mount Argus Church on Lower Kimmage Road opposite Westfield Road. Hope you can come, it should be lots of fun!
In the photo here, a maypole dancer, from last year's festival. The Maypole dance is done at Harold's cross every year by members of the Drumreilly Active Age Group.
History behind this tradition taken from 'Harolds Cross' by Joe Curtis: The 14th century the Archbishop of Dublin maintained a gallows on the green where criminals were hanged. Later on, a Maypole replaced the gallows and was the centre of much merriment and dancing every may, until the practice ceased around the middle of the 19th century.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012

Exhibition at the RDS!

I was very happy to have the opportunity to exhibit my work at the RDS, Dublin, for the Festival of European Cultures. I am very grateful to Nadina Ironia and the Smena Photographic Society of which I'm a member to give me the chance. For the exhibition I submitted a series of photographs from Madrid titled 'Madrid moments'.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Smena Photography exhibition


This week (20th-24th February 2012) I took part in an exhibition with my photography club, Smena Photographic Society, in the Civic Offices, Dublin. It was part of a calendar of events for the Festival of Russian Culture. The exhibition focused on street photography and I submitted two Russian-themed photos taken at the Dublin Zombie Walk 2011 and at the Occupy Dame Street protest. 'Caroline records' was taken in Rathmines, Dublin, and 'New York' at Middle abbey Street. the wonderful stencil art is by Irish street artist ADW,  The photograph to my left is by Sergej Druzhinin.