Emer Gillespie shared Encontros da Imagem's photo.
"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" — in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Encontros da Imagem
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[ Opening "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not"]
Excited to be a part of this exhibition, with some fantastic photographers
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[Love is all around at Clermont-Ferrand]
[Everything is ready for the opening of She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not in a few moments!
Come join us at Hotel-Fontfreyde - Centre Photographique]
Emer Gillespie shared their post.
Thanks to all who came, it was a super day and night smile emoticon
A big thank you to all that came to the opening last week. It was a great turn out and so fantastic to see so many familiar faces! Exhibition continues until the 12th April
A big thank you to all that came to the opening last week. It was a great turn out and so fantastic to see so many familiar faces! Exhibition continues until the 12th April
Emer Gillespie shared a link.
Get involved and get your images in the exhibition...
There are some spaces still on the children's photography workshop I will be running next Friday at the Riverbank Arts Centre:
http://www.riverbank.ie/wor…/picture-you-picture-me-workshop
The show is up and opening tomorrow. We will be home for the opening on the 21st at 4pm, so hope to see you there x
http://visualartists.ie/…/picture-you-picture-me-emer-gill…/
If you pop in to see the exhibition in the Riverbank centre, you also get to see the beautiful and emotive work of my good friend Johnny Savage, another Kildare photographer - bonus!
http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/…
I've been very bust this week, preparing work for new solo show at Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge. Back to the home County! More details to follow about workshops. Opening from the 7th Feb: http://www.riverbank.ie/visual-arts/picture-you-picture-me
Selected by Axis Web for #Five2watch thanks to Laoishas dinner!
Cleaning and preparing images for the current project on adoption, feeling excited and motivated!
Delighted to have my work exhibited in this years Perugia Social Photo Festival. Looks like a great week of events.
http://www.perugiasocialphotofest.org/
Emer Gillespie shared a photo.
Elle China sent on a copy of their feature on 'Picture you, Picture me' .
Elle China sent on a copy of their feature on 'Picture you, Picture me' . No idea what it says!
Thanks to the women's council of Ireland for spreading the word about new project. I believe there is a case in every Irish family.
!['As a young unmarried mother at the age of 21, photographer @[248431621947426:274:Emer Gillespie] had the choice to keep her daughter. For members of her family in 1970s and 1980s Ireland, there was no choice and they were forced to give their children up for adoption shortly after birth. Stirred by the secrecy and concealment of these events within her family, and inspired by an emerging familial and societal consciousness of the experiences of unmarried mothers and their children in Ireland in the last century, Emer's new project seeks to recognise, respect, listen to and hear from those women our society so entirely failed. Emer has spoken to and sensitively photographed a number of women who have undergone this ordeal and wishes to invite others to share their story with her, which she will document through a multimedia exhibition. Emer can also be contacted at Emer@emergillespie.com.'](https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s526x296/10580127_789408487764126_3885382589791730789_n.jpg?oh=61330ef81912c5e44489a8ec066abc32&oe=55831384)
As a young unmarried mother at the age of 21, photographer Emer Gillespie had the choice to keep her daughter. For members of her family in 1970s and 1980s Irel...and, there was no choice and they were forced to give their children up for adoption shortly after birth. Stirred by the secrecy and concealment of these events within her family, and inspired by an emerging familial and societal consciousness of the experiences of unmarried mothers and their children in Ireland in the last century, Emer's new project seeks to recognise, respect, listen to and hear from those women our society so entirely failed. Emer has spoken to and sensitively photographed a number of women who have undergone this ordeal and wishes to invite others to share their story with her, which she will document through a multimedia exhibition. Emer can also be contacted at Emer@emergillespie.com.
See MoreAwarded a place and currently in Birmingham attending the Ideas Tap Magnum photos professional practice weekend. Such inspiring talks today, showing portfolio tomorrow.... exciting!!
Home in Ireland for two weeks for new project. Excellent excuse to visit corners of the country I haven't been to in years! Naas, cork, Dublin, Wexford, inch....
In Arles in France for portfolio reviews and photo festival. Great feedback, great people, great exhibitions, great weather!
This is an article about my work from earlier this year. At the end it mentions my current project, relating to forced adoptions in Ireland in 20th Century Ireland. If you or anyone else you know would be interested in speaking to me please email emer@emergillespie.com for more information. Thanks x
http://www.irishtimes.com/…/shot-through-the-heart-mother-a…
Thank you all for the likes! If anyone happens to be in China at the moment, randomly, my work is featured in Elle China this month as part of a piece on mother photographers!
Work up on the GUP portfolio website: http://www.gupmagazine.com/portf…/613-picture-you-picture-me
Work currently being exhibited as part of Critical Mass: Top 50: How One Thing Leads To Another, at the Houston Center of Photography. http://www.hcponline.org/…/exh…/view/25/photolucida-presents
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