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Ciarán Óg Arnold

I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed...
  • Location:
    Ballinasloe, Ireland
  • Schools Attended:
    University of Ulster, Belfast
About Ciarán Óg Arnold

Born 1977 Ballinasloe Co Galway
MFA Photography University of Ulster 2012

Publications/Press
Source Photographic Review 2007 and 2012
Sean O’Hagan, The Guardian, April 2015
The British Journal of Photography, April 2015
The Royal Photographic Society, April 2015

Awards
Nominated, Gallery of Photography Artist Award 2012
First Book Award, MACK Books 2015

Exhibitions
MidLand, Gallery of Photography 2008
An Irish View, Les Rencontres d’Arles 2009
Gallery of Photography Artist Award exhibition 2012

Featured on LensCulture
  • I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed…
    Ciarán Óg Arnold
    Winner of the First Book Award—these stark, startlingly photos invite us into downtrodden rural Ireland, a world dominated by failed Machismo and dejected, soggy dreams. Like a stiff whisky, it’s strong stuff that you won’t shake off easily.
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