S H E L A G H H O N A N
Selected Photography
Much of my photographic practice emerges from a practice‑based research framework in which I explore ideas and concepts through experimentation. My approach typically evolves through extended periods on site—spanning days, weeks, months, or even years. Often, the process culminates in a broader inquiry, as an installation composed of separate yet interconnected components. This work involves bringing together narratives and stories related to a specific site while also engaging with larger thematic investigations. The narrative is not predetermined; it unfolds organically —evolving over time through experimentation, developing through trial and error, intuition and the interplay of fact and fiction. This process may integrate timelines from both the past and present.
I am drawn to suburban and industrial locations as much as I am to natural landscapes and to the the layers of human intervention marked by archictecttual residue and the remnants of human activity.
​I am also acutely aware of contemporary political issues, tensions and visions of our future. This perspective is most palpable in works such as “Aisteår,” filmed during the lockdown, and “Ends Of The Earth.”
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