America in Ireland - A Photographic Exhibition

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 10:00 to Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 18:00
Library Foyer
 America in Ireland - A Photographic Exhibition: engaging exploration of the multiform presence of Americans and American culture in Ireland by Maeve Hickey, artist and photographer  is being held at Maynooth University Library 
 

This project is a subtle, sometimes surprising, and always engaging exploration of the multiform presence of Americans and American culture in Ireland. Portraits are at the heart of the series, from the familiar and famous like Senator Edward Kennedy to the unexpected, such as the striking image of two Choctaw Indians in the wilds of Mayo. Other images capture a fascinating range of reflections and refractions of America in the landscape, buildings, objects, and icons of the country. Taken together, the photographs convey an artist's wonderfully human rendering of a crucially important but too often misrepresented aspect of Irish life.