{"product_id":"the-holding-place-emma-obrien","title":"The Holding Place, Emma O'Brien","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile balancing unpaid emotional and domestic labour with full time paid work, Emma O'Brien placed her photographic practice on hold. It was an indulgence  she couldn't afford, Motherhood demanded this sacrifice. As her child grew, working with a feminist concept of intersubjectivity - how to care for another and one's self - she began carving the time to explore her role as mother and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Holding Place\u003c\/em\u003e she finds the quiet moments, the silence and tenderness absent from the intense days of working and mothering. The work is made from motherhood the small world that is inhabited, the recurring daily routines, the scant time available, and the intimacy of the mother child relationship all shape this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarely seen in the work is herself, this mirrors the often invisible dual role working mothers play. She aims through this work to amplify the notion that mothers occupy multiple spaces and that this lived experience is a valid area of artistic enquiry - and indeed can provide an abundance of material. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/emmaobrienphoto.com\/\"\u003eemmaobrienphoto.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFor those that are not familiar with the project, \u003ca title=\"TLP Editions\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e is an ongoing collection, produced and designed by \u003ca title=\"PhotoIreland\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e, that presents work by contemporary artists in the form of uncomplicated publications. These are available through \u003ca title=\"The Library Project\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/\"\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 title=\"TLP Editions\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/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 title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"PhotoIreland\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland to develop support projects such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\" title=\"TLP Editions\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by PhotoIreland\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e32 pages\u003cbr\u003e148 × 210 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PhotoIreland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39762380161213,"sku":"THPEOB","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/products\/TheHoldingPlace_EmmaO_Brien.jpg?v=1674321382","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/it\/products\/the-holding-place-emma-obrien","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}