Cathal Hughes
WoodBound
This project was inspired by the German word Waldeinsamkeit which loosely translates as “the feeling of being alone in the woods”. It is often considered spiritual, encompassing the sensation I experience being surrounded and engulfed by the trees. This project explores the philosophical theme of the sublime and the experience of solitude through the lens of spiritualism and folklore. I used a wide depth of field to capture the feeling of being in the forest and to enhance an otherworldliness to the work, connecting to Irish mythology and the concept of the otherworld. I became a flâneur wandering the forest waiting for the moments of Waldeinsamkeit and the sensation of the sublime. “Not all who wander are lost.” JRR Tolkien
Joseph Bateson • Eve Dickson • Bradley Eager • Oliver Galbraith • Abigail Hill • Megan Hill • Cathal Hughes • Jude Lorenc • Naomi McClurg • Kaitlin Murphy • Moira S. Bisignano • Kyslyn Tun •
Bath Spa University
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University of Brighton
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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University of Chester
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Crawford College of Art and Design
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University of Cumbria
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Griffith College Dublin
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TU Dublin
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Edinburgh College
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Edinburgh Napier University
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Glasgow School of Art
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Glasgow School of Art
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Leeds Trinity University
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Limerick School of Art and Design
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Manchester Metropolitan University
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Middlesex University
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National College of Art and Design
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University of Portsmouth
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Sheffield Hallam University
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University of Suffolk
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Ulster University
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University of Wales Trinity Saint David
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University of Wales Trinity Saint David
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