The Village, 2009
This body of work speaks as much of the magical quality of Irish fairy stories as it does the ordinariness of daily life in the Irish Village. Based on the people that until now only existed in her own family's history and anecdotes over the years, Claire Fox creates highly constructed portraits in order to elevate these people to the status of folklore icons worthy of careful consideration and appreciation.
Once there was a Village...
Text by Kaylynn Deveney
This body of work speaks as much of the magical quality of Irish fairy stories as it does the ordinariness of daily life in the Irish Village. Based on the people that until now only existed in her own family's history and anecdotes over the years, Claire Fox creates highly constructed portraits in order to elevate these people to the status of folklore icons worthy of careful consideration and appreciation.
Once there was a Village...
Text by Kaylynn Deveney