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APPARATUS A Topography of Containment and Compromise, Belfast 2004-5
Artist: Willie Doherty (born 1959)
Location: Ulster Museum
Date: 2004-2005
Materials: plexiglass & laminated C prints on aluminium
Dimensions: each: 56 x 70cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £35,000 (Total: £45,000)
Vendor: Kerlin Gallery
Review number: 5849 (2006)
Provenance:
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.
Description:
This work, consisting of forty images, shows areas of Belfast that have been devastated by sectarian strife. The images shift between representation and abstraction, panoramic and close-up. They capture the haunting beauty of decay and the aftermath of urban violence, the visual legacy of the 'Troubles'. Doherty has pioneered the use of photography on a grand scale to focus attention on social and political issues, particularly in relation to his own experience in Northern Ireland.
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