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| Mark Granier | |
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I was born in London in 1957. We later moved to Dublin where I was brought up and am living presently. I am married with one child. My wife works fulltime. I have an MA in Poetry/Creative writing from Lancaster University, and I teach poetry and creative writing part time. |
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I am a writer (of poetry mainly) and photographer. I also teach creative writing part-time. I first became aware of photography in the 1970s. Robert Frank was probably my first big influence, then Cartier-Bresson, Andre Kertesz, Martin Parr's 'Bad Weather' and Fay Godwin's 'Land'. Koudelka was another revelation. |
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Boy Diving, Gabriola Island
1999 |
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| Hand printed on high quality photographic paper. Unframed. Limited edition, 1/200. |
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Couple Sleeping On A Bus, Co Wicklow
1994 |
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| Hand printed on high quality paper. Unframed. Limited edition, 1/200. |
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Over Italy
2000 |
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| Hand printed on high quality paper. Unframed. Limited edition, 1/200. |
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Chinese Takeaway, Dublin
2006 |
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| This was shortlisted for the Observer Seeds of Change exhibition and exhibited in the Oxo Tower Gallery in London in 2006. |
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Rainclouds & Container Ship
2007 |
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| I was sitting in a car in Sandycove, watching the changing light over Dublin Bay. The sea suddenly turned jade, the clouds violet, like a vivid watercolour sketch. |
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Seals, Ice House, Dun Laoghaire
2007 |
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| The 'Ice House' on the West Pier is a square concrete building where fish fresh from the trawlers are sold each day. Apparently there's a gang of about seven seals who hang about waiting for fish-scraps. The shoe is deliberate, a sense of scale, a contrast between blubber and landlubber.
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Night Train
2008 |
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| Late DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) in Dun Laoghaire. |
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Luciano
2008 |
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| Luciano is a street performer. I met him on Grafton Street (Dublin's main pedestrianised area) during the summer. |
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Raincar
2008 |
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| Downpour bucketed down and trapped me in my car, which is when I noticed this nicely distorted image. |
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Kite Surfer With Beach Suite
2008 |
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| I was visiting a traveler family on the East Wall near Sandymount. I had some furniture on the beach for their kids to play with. The traffic cone and kite surfer made a nice addition I thought. |
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The Physical Impossibility of Silence in the Lungs of the Attention-Seeking Toddler (No. 1)
2008 |
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Allen Ginsberg, Galway 1995 |
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Car-Burning, Bray
1994 |
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'Appearing Rooms', South Bank
2009 |
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| Education and biography | |
| 1974-75 Foundation course in Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design. 1994-95 MA course in Poetry/Creative Writing with Lancaster University. CV/ & Relevant Biographical Details I completed the Foundation Year at Dun Laoghaire School of Art in 1975, where I developed a particular interest in etching and photography. I spent the years since then concentrating on teaching and writing (my second collection of poetry is forthcoming from Salmon in 2007), but maintained a strong interest in visual art, and continued to take photographs and occasionally exhibit in group-shows. In August 2006 a photograph from my ongoing project was shortlisted for the Observer Seeds of Change exhibition and exhibited in the Oxo Tower Gallery in London. I have done the cover photography for a number of magazines, including Poetry Ireland Review and The Stinging Fly. I have also done the cover photography for my own books. My portrait work and been showcased by Picture Works in Dublin. Other work has been exhibited in group-shows at the Signal Gallery in Bray Co Wicklow and Irish Life Mall/Galleries in Dublin. Habitat recently accepted two large landscapes for their Democratic Wall exhibition. In1994 I was one of 13 photographers selected for exhibition on the Liffey quays in Alternatively Temple Bar. |
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| I am presently working towards an exhibition of images from my night-photography project. | |
| Website: www.flickr.com/photos/granier/sets/ | |
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