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Last Bites Shadows on the wall: the Easter Rising and its legacy
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Last Bites launched on the back page of The Guardian’s Saturday food supplement, Cook, in April 2014. We ask chefs and prominent cooks what they would eat and drink – as well as where they would be and who they’d be with – for their last meal on earth, revealing a very personal sense of occasion to mark a life working in food. A little bit dark maybe, but a fantasy scenario that gave new insight into the personalities featured. Almost exactly a century ago, Irish nationalists staged an armed insurrection across Dublin in an attempt to overthrow British rule and establish a republic. The consequences of the failed rebellion were far-reaching: British imperialism began to unravel and militant republicanism became the dominant force in Irish nationalism. The centenary provides an opportunity to understand the profound effect the rebellion has had (and continues to have) on Anglo-Irish relations. The core of this exhibition is a series of photographs by the contemporary Irish photographer, David Farrell. His work explores, subtly, the shifting social and political undercurrents in Ireland, everything from the decline of Catholicism to the rights of women. Questioning the mythification of Dublin (and other sites around Ireland) as the site of the rebellion, he uses his camera to explore and expose these neglected narratives, that ‘haunt us through presence and absence’.
The photography brief was to create a gorgeous, lush still life that captured the scene set by each subject. For the digital space, we experimented with cinemagraphs: gifs in which one element of the photograph moves. Whether a flickering candle, a nosy dog or a fly buzzing around a dish, the cinemagraphs add an eerie and ghost-like quality: the subject in question is not in the scene, and only a table of food remains. Farrell’s photographs are juxtaposed with images from 1916 (Sean Sexton Collection) and archive material from the Guardian to create a discursive, explorative experience. In doing so, the exhibition seeks to question the authority of the photograph and investigate its role in the creation of public myths and private memory.
The exhibition is held at Guardian News and Media, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Admission free, open each day 10:00 to 18:00, to January 31, 2016. The exhibition is held at Guardian News and Media, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Admission free, open each day 10:00 to 18:00, to Thursday 12 May, 2016.