Christopher Barr
Horse Identification
For seven years Christopher Barr has been photographing the world of Irish horse fairs. The work explores the interrelationship between man and animal, but this body of work has a deeper resonance. The system was inspired by the processes developed by Bertillon for the identification of people. The argot used when engaged in discussing horses with Travellers during fairs has directly influenced the aesthetic and narrative flow of the series. As well as emphasising the role of the horse within the life of the Traveller Community. This body of work also explores the concepts of identity and alienation. Barr's horses are an allegory for the Traveller Community in which he moved, a metaphor for an identity being gradually eroded by the modernisation of a nation.
Christopher Barr • Mc Nicholl Bernard • Simon Burch • Tim Durham • Peter Evers • Daragh Mc Donagh • Alison Mc Donnell • Jim Mc Keever • Des Moriarty • Kenneth O Halloran • Jill Quigley • Johnny Savage • Oliver Smith • Matthew Thompson •
University of Brighton
MA Photography
Central Saint Martins
MA Photography
De Montfort University
MA Photography
Goldsmiths University of London
MA Photography: The Image and Electronic Arts
Plymouth University
MA Photography
Royal College of Art
MA Photography
University of Ulster
MFA Photography
University of Westminster
MA Photographic Studies
University of Westminster
MA Documentary Photography & Photojournalism
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