Dún Laoghaire Baths, Ste Murray

This series depicts the ever-changing life of Dún Laoghaire Baths in Dublin, Ireland. The seaside Baths were refurbished by dlr architects with A2 Architects after being in a derelict state since their closure in 1997. Prior to this, the Baths had been a paramount social hub for the city since opening to the public in the 1890s. 

Light hits the Baths in a sculptural manner, waves crash against the layered mass – allowing for a myriad of subtle patterns. The seawater dries from the surfaces, its changing state reminding us of the concrete’s formation process. 

It is this shapeshifting process that the series aims to capture – a cross-section of texture and time, an interplay of light and life. An ephemeral place, standing still and strong, never quite the same. 

Dedicated to Bob Hannan. 

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Published by PhotoIreland
Edition of 200
Softcover
32 pages
148 x 210 mm