{"product_id":"and-then-i-ran-emi-o-connell","title":"and then I ran, Emi O’Connell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eand then I ran\u003c\/em\u003e employs self-portraiture, image and text, visualising the narrative of my grandmother’s recollection of escaping a mother and baby home, 1964, Ireland. Mother and baby homes were funded by the government and run by religious order. These homes forced unwed mothers into secrecy while neglecting to provide adequate care for mothers and babies. The project explores Ireland’s deep shame culminating from the separation and exportation of babies, as well as oppressive conditions experienced by these women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eand then I ran\u003c\/em\u003e has three elements interlaced throughout. Black and white images are performative reenactments referring to my grandmother’s escape and a visual representation of loss. The colour imagery shows the aftermath, bringing the viewer to a specific landscape to revisit a memory. The mixture of the three elements sit between current day and history, going back in time to discuss ideas of freedom, distress and confinement.'\u003cbr\u003e(Words by Emi O'Connell) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.emioconnellphotography.com\/\" title=\"emioconnellphotography.com\"\u003eemioconnellphotography.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by PhotoIreland \u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200 \u003cbr\u003eSoftcover \u003cbr\u003e32 pages \u003cbr\u003e148 × 210 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"PhotoIreland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50197794881867,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/Emi_O_Connell_TLP_Editions_Cover_2fb022e3-b2c0-4b61-b5a7-e0319f5732c0.webp?v=1724262283","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/fr\/products\/and-then-i-ran-emi-o-connell","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}