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Fifty High Seasons extends that practice - fifty years of Irish life seen through a lens that finds the extraordinary in the stubbornly ordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned copies are available while stock lasts. Every purchase directly supports the photographer through PMI's consignment programme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto Museum Ireland is Ireland's national centre for contemporary photography, based in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin, supporting Irish photographers since 1978.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fifty-high-seasons-by-shane-lynam","title":"Fifty High Seasons by Shane Lynam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1963, President de Gaulle initiated a regional development plan known as ‘Mission Racine', to develop a wild and windy stretch of French coastline between Montpellier and Perpignan into a series of resorts. Avant-garde architects were hired to construct unique and unusual spaces which would be responsive to the local environment and focused on the individual. Although the project provided a new source of income locally, Mission Racine was not only about enriching the region. It included an 18% quota of social housing to allow more French citizens to take advantage of their time off work. It would become an alternative to the expensive Cote d’Azur without the high rise excesses of similar developments further south in Spain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fifty High Seasons' reflects on the cumulative effect of half a century of tourism on the innovative built environment established by Mission Racine, while showing why I fell for its unique charm.\" (Words by Shane Lynam)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self-Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42396544860323,"sku":"SE-HA-1152","price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/2540\/8163\/products\/shabe_lynam.jpg?v=1676042018"},{"product_id":"selektor-magazine-by-shane-lynam","title":"Selektor Magazine \/ 2 by Shane Lynam","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelektor\u003c\/em\u003e is a fine art and documentary contemporary photography magazine. Each issue is devoted to a photographer and is available in print and digital versions. They want to offer the best possible viewing experience and access to a unique collection of monographs in magazine format.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelektor is published every 3 months. Issue number two is dedicated to Irish photographer Shane Lynam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShane Lynam is an Irish photographer based in Dublin. He studied Politics and Economics at University College Dublin before completing an MA in Documentary Photography at Newport School of Art, University of Wales in October 2012. His graduation project, Contours, was one of Brian Dillon’s selections for Source – Graduate Photography 2012. Contours was shown as a solo show at the Alliance Française in Dublin during March 2013, it went on to be shown as part of PhotoIreland 2013’s main show. 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The exhibition builds on Lynam’s long-term engagement with urban space across Europe, pushing his practice in new subjective and narrative directions. \u003cem\u003ePebbledash Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e is Lynam's third major body of work and follows on from his acclaimed book, \u003cem\u003eFifty High Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e, about modernist French resorts, published in 2018, and \u003cem\u003eContours\u003c\/em\u003e exhibited in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eReturning to Dublin in 2012, Lynam began an intensive process of mapping his encounters with the streets and buildings that make up the city’s varied architectural environment. 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Our bookshops play a crucial role in championing homegrown talent and putting great Irish books into the hands of readers. They are cultural hubs. 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