Hayley Houlihan
“I wanted to die, I wanted to live, I wanted it to be”
“I wanted to die, I wanted to live, I wanted it to be” is an ongoing project which explores themes of grief, loss and memory, an open-ended and unresolved link between the past and the present. Following the bereavement of my mother in 2016, I have struggled with accepting the void felt by her absence and the sheer magnitude of this life altering event. The work seeks to visually open the boundaries of two of the most sensitive topics: death and the subsequent suffering of those left behind. Primarily shot on film, the work is imperfect and flawed in places. A reminder that photography, like life itself, is fragile, and that memories overlap and degrade over time.
Anna Cassidy • Marina Dmitrik • Nicole Filby • Hayley Houlihan • Shaurya Jung Chauhan • Peter Kappel • Ella Lynch • Stephen McPadden • Sarah Navan • Orla Neiland • Elin O'Rourke • Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
Coventry University
BA (Hons) Photography
Colchester School of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
University Of Cumbria
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Derby
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh College
BA Professional Photography
Edinburgh College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
University Centre Farnborough
BA (Hons) Photography
University for the Creative Arts Farnham
BA (Hons) Photography
City of Glasgow College
BA (Hons) Photography
Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
Hereford College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Hertfordshire
BA (Hons) Photography
IADT Dun Laoghaire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Central Lancashire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Lincoln
BA (Hons) Photography
London Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Photography
Manchester School of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Middlesex University
BA (Hons) Photography
National College of Art and Design
Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
The Northern School of Art
BA (Hons) Photographic Practice with Moving Image
Open College of the Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
UCA Rochester
BA (Hons) Fashion Photography
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Photography
University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
Staffordshire University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Suffolk
BA (Hons) Photography
Ulster University
BA (Hons) Photography with Video
The University of Wales Saint Trinity David
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
The University of Wales Saint Trinity David
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography