{"product_id":"fathom-ryan-allen","title":"FathoM, Ryan Allen","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMy mother had multiple sclerosis from before I was born. I never knew any different, other than knowing her as a sick person and my father as her carer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFathoM is a visual diary, exploring my fear of transience in response to witnessing the body’s vulnerability. The slow deterioration caused by the illness produced an acute awareness in me of how fragile we are: it’s like I’m waiting for the past to repeat itself.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eI began thinking about the strain of the demands on family carers. My father had to be both parents to my brother and me, with an unquantifiable impact on our experience of growing up into men. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eI gradually pieced together intuitive imagery that began to materialise this sense of loss and a malaise about the body. By recollecting family experiences through the camera, I contemplate the mystery of my lost relationship with my mother. I remember the beauty and fear in the undervalued work of caring that my father carried out with strength and devotion.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ryanbenjaminallen.com\/work\" title=\"Ryan Allen\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eryanbenjaminallen.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFor those that are not familiar with the project, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\" title=\"TLP Editions\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e is an ongoing collection, produced and designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\" title=\"PhotoIreland\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e, that presents work by contemporary artists in the form of uncomplicated publications. These are available through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/\" title=\"The Library Project\"\u003eThe Library Project\u003c\/a\u003e in-store and online. All and any funds generated by the project go to producing more copies of the publications, ensuring we can keep promoting the artists and practices represented. These editions are regularly showcased and donated to international events and festivals, such as the Icelandic Photography Festival recently. In addition, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\" title=\"TLP Editions\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e also grace some important shelves and collections, including that of the Hasselblad Foundation Library and the Martin Parr Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYou can find a list of all the TLP Editions \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\" title=\"here\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\" title=\"here\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\" title=\"PhotoIreland\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland to develop support projects such as the \u003ca title=\"TLP Editions\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by PhotoIreland\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e84 pages\u003cbr\u003e148 × 210 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PhotoIreland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57060442440011,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/Ryan_Allen_TLP_Edition.webp?v=1776517944","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/de\/products\/fathom-ryan-allen","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}