Mission Statement
Road Scars
When I was, a child growing up in the Liberties we used to play in a piece of waste land in front to of the blocks of flats, this is where we mixed with the other children from the houses, and we would create forts from holes we dug in the waste land. One day I put a nail through my hand and this left a scar, over time this scar healed and faded, along with some other ones, that I picked up along the way through life. When this project first came to mind, I couldn’t help noticing how some of the road skid marks had faded within a few days and the impact or collision where repaired or replaced after within a week. But then there were the scars that just couldn’t heal they were the ones of loss and death of family members. Road Scars, is the story of our infatuation, with the motor Vehicle, and Takes place on a six mile stretch of road, in north county Dublin from The Grange Hole in the Wall Road, to junction of the Malahide Road Fairview. Our infatuation has led to numerous heart ache and misery with thousands of accidents every single year and hundreds of deaths on our roads. Road Scars is about the physical markings we leave behind on the roads, with our so-called accidents. This project is an in innovative, emotional and educational look through the medium of Photographic art designed to inspire the viewer into revaluating, how we view and use of our road systems, this pioneering visual essay on road use is the first of its kind and seeks to reach audiences on a deeper sociological level. This photographic montage is my response to our own indulgence into the motor vehicle and how it leaves us all with Road Scars |