Lost and Found
Here's some of the highlights from my Lost and Found show that was launched in 2006. The full exhibition is online HERE.
Below is a You Tube Video of the original 297 Lost and Found images. The track is 'Whose Garden Was This' by John Denver. Click play and maximise to full view;
Below is the text from the exhibition catalogue;
An unknown family. An unknown photographer. Forgotten characters brought back to life by artist Seán Corcoran. There are 297 images in the collection that were recovered as glass negatives from the roof of an old building in Waterford city.
Most of the photographs date from the 1920's and the 1930’s. At this stage none of the individuals have been identified. Who are they? Is it right to be resurrecting this dead families life? Is there anyone still alive? Will people recognize them? Who are their descendants? Mystery surrounds these people.
The exhibition consists of framed photographs, family albums and a ten-minute slideshow. The artist has also created an interactive website where people can view and comment on all the photographs. Other artists from around the world have collaborated with the images. A selection of their sketches, paintings and digital artworks also forms part of the exhibition.
One thing is for sure, the photographer had serious talent and this is an incredible record of a family’s life with classic portraits and local historic events. Lost and Found will be exhibited in the Munster Bar on the Mall in Waterford city from September 15, 2006.
© 2011 Sean Corcoran MIDI
info@seancorcoranart.com
Below is a You Tube Video of the original 297 Lost and Found images. The track is 'Whose Garden Was This' by John Denver. Click play and maximise to full view;
Below is the text from the exhibition catalogue;
An unknown family. An unknown photographer. Forgotten characters brought back to life by artist Seán Corcoran. There are 297 images in the collection that were recovered as glass negatives from the roof of an old building in Waterford city.
Most of the photographs date from the 1920's and the 1930’s. At this stage none of the individuals have been identified. Who are they? Is it right to be resurrecting this dead families life? Is there anyone still alive? Will people recognize them? Who are their descendants? Mystery surrounds these people.
The exhibition consists of framed photographs, family albums and a ten-minute slideshow. The artist has also created an interactive website where people can view and comment on all the photographs. Other artists from around the world have collaborated with the images. A selection of their sketches, paintings and digital artworks also forms part of the exhibition.
One thing is for sure, the photographer had serious talent and this is an incredible record of a family’s life with classic portraits and local historic events. Lost and Found will be exhibited in the Munster Bar on the Mall in Waterford city from September 15, 2006.
© 2011 Sean Corcoran MIDI
info@seancorcoranart.com