{"title":"Tony O'Shea Books — Photo Museum Ireland","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony O'Shea photographs the moment where ritual and the casual face each other in the complex light of Irish skies. As Colm Tóibín has written, O'Shea seeks images of individual loneliness, figures in reverie, or figures in excitement: the camera as uneasy, tentative window into the soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePMI holds two significant titles. Kingdom of Hounds, a signed limited special edition with print, documents thirty years of annual return to the Kerry Beagle drag hunt - O'Shea's neighbours and friends, photographed from inside a community an outsider would never access. The Light of Day, a signed first edition, brings together his broader practice: what Photo Museum Ireland has described as hard-hitting, eloquent pictures capturing the complexities of a country undergoing profound change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth editions are limited. 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 since 1978.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-light-of-day-by-tony-oshea","title":"The Light of Day, Tony O'Shea (First Edition, Signed Copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Tony O’Shea is interested in the moment where the ritual and the casual face each other in the complex light that comes from Irish skies. He likes gatherings and public spaces. And he is watching for the second when, even if his subjects are performing, a guard has been let down, and the camera becomes an uneasy, tentative, hesitant window into the soul. He seeks images of individual loneliness and isolation, figures in a state of reverie and contemplation, or figures in a state of excitement.\"\u003cspan\u003e - Colm Tóibín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RRB Photobooks \u0026 Gallery of Photography Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41311057674403,"sku":"RR-HA-0986","price":300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/2540\/8163\/files\/tonyoshea.png?v=1763903091"},{"product_id":"man-on-bus-by-tony-oshea-signed-special-edition-print","title":"Man on Bus by Tony O'Shea - Signed Special Edition Print - unframed","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMan on Bus by Tony O'Shea - Signed Special Edition Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(please contact us for other versions)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e€360 - Unframed print, with tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e€420 - Unframed print, with double mount \u0026amp; wrapped. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e€540 - Framed Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e€580 - Print, double mount and framed version \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBuild your collection with these special limited-edition prints by leading Irish artists. Each print 420mm x 594mm (A2 size, approx 16x20 inches), pigment printed on archival-standard Hahnemuele bamboo. Each print is from an edition of just 20, and is signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOur limited-edition series draws on the National Photography Collection that has been newly established by Gallery of Photography Ireland. We are developing this collection as a cultural resource to encourage a wider appreciation for photography as an artform in Ireland and to reveal the depth of photographic heritage that exists here. The limited-edition print series serves as a capsule version of the larger collection and of recent Irish photographic history as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe artists featured in the series have worked to capture the rhythms of life and light that make Ireland unique, expressed in their images with exceptional insight, sympathy and humour. They all approach photography in different ways and we have tried to give a flavour of that diversity. Many are concerned with the experiences of Irish life, but they also speak to the complexities of the contemporary world in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith these limited-edition prints we want to help new photography collectors to embrace their passion for the medium, connecting them with the vibrant culture of Irish photography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Photo Museum Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41312013025443,"sku":"PH-PR-0988","price":360.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/2540\/8163\/products\/manonbus_website.jpg?v=1674572813"},{"product_id":"kingdom-of-hounds-by-tony-oshea-signed-copy-pre-order-now","title":"Kingdom of Hounds, Tony O'Shea (Signed)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKerry beagles, one of the oldest native Irish dog breeds, are bred as hunters and trained by the local huntsmen. As strong a presence in the images as they are in the community, throughout the book the Kerry beagles demonstrate their hardy bloodlines. The hounds plunge into strong river currents, soar over high hedges and rough terrains, not once taking their mind off the task at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShot over 30 years, the huntsmen photographed are O’Shea’s neighbours and friends, giving him a unique perspective on the community that an outsider would never achieve. Living in County Kerry, they are shaped by the harsh landscape in which they reside. Many of the huntsmen come from families who have been breeding and training hounds for generations and the rivalries between neighbouring hunts have been around for just as long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegarded as one of Ireland’s most important contemporary photographic artists, Tony O’Shea is interested in capturing the deeper truth to how people live. This is prevalent in 'Kingdom of Hounds', where O’Shea offers a locals perspective into the intricacies of the County Kerry hunt. Through gruelling weather, competitive tensions and celebrations, O’Shea’s delicate photography shows us the intimate moments of a community coming together to continue this deeply rooted tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Photo Museum Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251939967139,"sku":"PH-PH-1835","price":58.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/2540\/8163\/products\/Hounds.jpg?v=1676459241"},{"product_id":"kingdom-of-hounds-by-tony-oshea-signed-copy","title":"Kingdom of Hounds by Tony O'Shea (Limited special edition with print)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKingdom of Hounds by Tony O'Shea, signed copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘O’Shea combines the approach of a poetic European documentary tradition – an empathetic, if at times almost Beckettian sense of the absurd – with an anthropologist’s eye for social realities. In these hard-hitting, eloquent pictures he has captured the many complexities of a country undergoing profound change, at the same time, securing for himself a key place in the canon of Irish photography.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e– Photo Museum Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComing early 2023, RRB Photobooks is delighted to present Kingdom of Hounds, a new publication from documentary photographer Tony O’Shea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn in 1947 in County Kerry, Ireland, O’Shea set out to return annually to his home county to pursue the Kerry Beagle drag hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKerry beagles, one of the oldest native Irish dog breeds, are bred as hunters and trained by the local huntsmen. As strong a presence in the images as they are in the community, throughout the book the Kerry beagles demonstrate their hardy bloodlines. 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