Photographer
· Born in 1961
- Ireland
Tommy Weir
23 Artworks
Tommy Weir
Ireland
I explore mortality and identity through a series of journeys through the landscape. I’ve been inspired by the work of land artists and performance artists besides photographers, from Richard Long through Ana Mendieta to the work of Anne Golaz, Bertien van Manen as well as Paul Caponigro, Robert Adams, Awoiska van der Molen and Thomas Joshua Cooper.
I was born in Dublin but have worked in the US for many years. I am now a photographer and film-maker, albeit with an extensive background in curation and art direction. I've produced three feature films and a number of shorts, but my principal medium is photography. I also pursue publishing, collaborating with poets and writers, in particular scientists.
I approach my subjects through a prolonged period of discovery, a journey through a landscape. I move forward on the basis of trust and eventually something emerges. I explore intimate landscapes, notably ritual sites or where the remains of humanity are present in various forms.
I was born in Dublin but have worked in the US for many years. I am now a photographer and film-maker, albeit with an extensive background in curation and art direction. I've produced three feature films and a number of shorts, but my principal medium is photography. I also pursue publishing, collaborating with poets and writers, in particular scientists.
I approach my subjects through a prolonged period of discovery, a journey through a landscape. I move forward on the basis of trust and eventually something emerges. I explore intimate landscapes, notably ritual sites or where the remains of humanity are present in various forms.
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Born
- 1961
- Mediums
- Photographer
Prix Pictet Award - Nominated- Paris, France
Ulster University Collection Award - winner- Belfast, United Kingdom
Outstanding Artist, MFA programme, Royal Ulster Academy- Belfast, United Kingdom
The Sea crosses here in the Winter / Ireland - touring - Tullamore / Dun Chaoin / Ballycastle, Ireland
Cillín / Uillinn, the West Cork Arts Centre - Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland
Cillín / The Dock Arts Centre - Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland
Cillín / RHA Gallery - Dublin, Ireland
Changing States / Haus am Kleistpark - Berlin, Germany
Boyle Arts Festival / King House - Boyle, Ireland
Re:Group / Factory Space - Cork, Ireland
PhotoIreland / Printworks - Dublin, Ireland
Made X NW / The Dock - Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland
Walking Keshcorran / Factory Performance Space - Sligo, Ireland
`Beyond View - 10 years of photography at UU / Belfast Exposed - Belfast, United Kingdom
Royal Ulster Academy Annual / Ulster Museum - Belfast, United Kingdom
Beyond the Camera / International Photography Festival - Pingyao, China
Artist in residence - Photo Museum Ireland - Dublin, Ireland
Arts Council of Ireland, Ireland
Trinity College Dublin , Ireland
Ulster University, United Kingdom
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