Padraic Barrett
My work is a response to the archetypal male and patriarchal traditions in Irish society today. By placing the naked male figure in a recognisable Irish landscape I allude to the fragility and vulnerability of the traditional place men have occupied in Ireland. I have merged performance and photography to focus on the attitude of the male figure in motion; progressing and regressing. The incessant actions of the performative body signifies a ceaseless search for the threshold between reflection and transformation. Identification with shamanistic rituals gives me the scope to take on the role of the performer as messenger. This engagement allows me to investigate how we can rebalance the place of human beings within the natural world while recognising our true political and societal functions in society.
Padraic Barrett • Aoife Claffey • Gemma Harris • Katie Kirwan • Sean O'Donnell • Niamh Swanton •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) Photographic Practices
Birmingham City University
BA (Hons) Photography
Arts University Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
Coventry University
BA (Hons) Photography
Crawford College of Art & Design
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Technology University Dublin
BA (Hons) Photography
Falmouth University
BA (Hons) Photography
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
BA (Hons) Contemporary Art
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Communication Design
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
University of Gloucestershire
BA (Hons) Photography
Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
Hereford College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Hertfordshire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) Photography
De Montfort University Leicester
BA (Hons) Photography & Video
National College of Art & Design
Cert Photography & Digital Imaging
The Northern School of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Plymouth College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
University of Suffolk
BA (Hons) Photography