{"product_id":"arecibo-david-thomas-smith-new-irish-works","title":"Arecibo, David Thomas Smith – NEW IRISH WORKS","description":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eTouching from a distance, further all the time...\u003c\/em\u003e” -Ian Curtis\u003cbr\u003e Exploration is deeply ingrained in the make up of human kind. Our struggle is that of contact. The Arecibo message was broadcast into space with the aim of reaching out to extraterrestrial life. The message was broadcast into space via frequency modulated radio waves at a ceremony to mark the remodelling of the Arecibo radio telescope on 16 November 1974.\u003cbr\u003e It was aimed at the globular star cluster M13some 25,000 light years away. The \"ones\" and \"zeros\" contained information about the fundamentals of life on Earth. The total broadcast was less than three minutes. By the time the message reaches M13 the star cluster will no longer be in that location, therefore, the real purpose of the message was not to make contact but to demonstrate the capabilities and advances of humanity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eArecibo\u003c\/em\u003e is visual homage to the original message and a reflection on the birth of humanity, our growth and evolution.\u003cbr\u003e Each image in the series is a composite of thousands of Jpegs extracted from Google Maps. The landscapes distorted by patterns of light, both natural and man made, explore important punctuations in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout David Thomas Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Thomas Smith is a Dublin based, Irish artist who is a graduate of the University of Wales, Newport, where he obtained a (BA Hons.) in Documentary Photography. Smith’s works have been exhibited internationally and have appeared in a diverse number of publications from Esquire, Wired and Robert Shore's \u003cem\u003ePost Photography: The Artist with a Camera\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e David Thomas Smith is currently represented by The Copper House Gallery.\u003cbr\u003e Smith is continuously developing his photographic practice and pushing the boundaries of his medium.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edavid-thomas-smith.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout New Irish Works\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eSelected by an international panel of 23 professionals, New Irish Works brings you a selection of 20 projects and 20 photographers representing the diverse range of practices coming from Ireland. New Irish Works 2016 is a year long project of 10 presentations and 20 publications that aims to highlight the great moment Irish Photography is experiencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artists selected are Ailbhe Ní Bhriain, Aisling McCoy, Caitriona Dunnett, Dara McGrath, Daragh Soden, David Thomas Smith, Eanna de Freine, Emer Gillespie, Enda Bowe, Jan McCullough, Jill Quigley, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, Matthew Thompson, Miriam O’Connor, Noel Bowler, Robert McCormack, Roseanne Lynch, Shane Lynam, and Yvette Monahan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery month from July 2016 to July 2017, a special presentation will be hosted at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/tlp.photoireland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Library Project\u003c\/a\u003e for two of the selected artists at a time. The presentation will include a display and a publication for each artist’s project. The two artists that will be presented during \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/2016.photoireland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhotoIreland Festival\u003c\/a\u003e 2016 are Daragh Soden and Mandy O’Neill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of the project, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/photoireland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e will bring New Irish Works abroad at key events like PhotoEspaña, with the support of the Embassy of Ireland in Madrid, and to Paris during Paris Photo, with the support of the Centre Culturel Irlandais and Culture Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more: newirishworks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLimited edition of 200\u003cbr\u003e Published by PhotoIreland\u003cbr\u003e Softcover\u003cbr\u003e 24 pages\u003cbr\u003e 148×210 mm\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 9780995701885\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PhotoIreland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4178708004895,"sku":"NIWSMITH","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/products\/NIW_DAVID_xs.jpg?v=1527548038","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/fr\/products\/arecibo-david-thomas-smith-new-irish-works","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}