AMELIA STEIN

The nomadic project by Richard Gorman returns to Assab One( Milan, Italy) firstly as on online Exhibition. Other Exhibitions venures were Tokyo (Yanagisawa Gallery), Belfast (Fenderesky Gallery), Dublin (SOFineart Editions). As in the previous exhibitions of 2017, Artists are Richard Gorman and Assab One’s friends. Each Artist showing 4 to 6 two-dimensional works, drawings, photographs, collages, the only restrictions are that the works should be on paper or card with the longest edge around 30 cm. All works have been delivered to Assab One via mail, hence the Title. The onsite exhibition at Assab One will start 8th Sept, 2020, Milan, Italy.

Working with members of the Defence Forces from the 3 Inf Bn, based in James Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny, the photographer Amelia Stein has produced a body of work that is both a visual inventory in the medium of traditional black and white photography, and a portrait in time, that seeks to represent the diversity of those men and women who are currently serving or have served within the walls of the Barracks. Highlighting the assortment of skills and diverse employment required to sustain a vibrant military unit and Barracks, this visual exploration was influenced by the work of the photographers August Sander ‘Face of our Time’.

The Handball Alley, within the Barracks, provided a daylight studio and a private space where the portraits were made. A number of visits were arranged over the years from 2015 to 2019, as the project developed and the breath of the work was realised. Military training prepares soldiers to stand with confidence and pride for tasks such as ceremonial duties. This characteristic was brought to the work by each individual who stood before the camera.

The Exhibition, comprising 58 portraits, is titled ‘The Bloods’ the name associated with the 3 Inf Bn. Founded in Donegal, the 3 Inf Bn is the only military unit to have consistently remained on military establishment tables since 1923, and is thus recognised as the oldest and most senior unit of the Defence Forces.

Images portray roles such as the Sniper, Medic, Mechanic, Chef, Piper, Barber, Hurler, Machine Gun Operator and Veteran. Those depicted range from the Commanding Officer and the Sergeant Major, to new Recruits, and include Fionn, the Wolfhound Mascot of ‘The Bloods’ and his Handler. Looking at these images we see the culture of the Defence Forces and are given unique insight of the ‘village behind the wall’ that is James Stephens Barracks; an integral part of Kilkenny City.

In addition to honouring our Defence Forces, this body of work pays tribute to one of the Evans’ Home previous uses as a military barracks and will act as an important opening exhibition for the Butler Gallery at Evans’ Home and for the people of Kilkenny.

Over the last few years, the University College Cork Art Collection has been developed as an active learning resource. The collection has been at the centre of their Classroom Museum initiative and has expanded through acquisitions related to education and curatorial projects.

MOVING SPACES reflects on these instances of learning with an exhibition of new works from the UCC Art Collection that explores how art can inspire and support teaching methods as well as offering the insights of other disciplines into contemporary art practices.

Photo “Laundry”, Archival Pigment Print, Bamboo Paper, 57 x 57 cm, Edition of 10.

Celebrating International Women’s Day, 08/03/2020.

Unveiling of a Series of Photographs, 03/03/2020.

RCSI Art Committee Commission of a Series of Portraits from The Winner of the RCSI Art Award 2018.
A collaboration between photographer Amelia Stein and 9 leading members of the Academic Staff of RCSI.
This body of work portrays Staff who have achieved the distinction of  Professor, Dean  or Director at RCSI campus, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland .

These contemporary photographic portraits, undertaken in 2019, are of 9 Women. Leaders in their particular fields of expertise and excellence and are a continuation of the #WomenonWalls.
The Portraits constitute the drive towards redressing the Gender Balance initiated by the inaugural ” Women on Walls”,  the installation of a series of posthumous painted portraits of Women in 2018.

Each Woman photographed holds a particular chosen object which defines/ indicates their individual area of Expertise. The portraits were made in the Historic BoardRoom of RCSI, 123 St Stephens Green, under the watchful eyes of the Women in the posthumous Painted Portraits.
Emboldening the spirit of the mantra, “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See “.

PRECIPICE , photographs from the Series .

Archival Pigment Prints,  80x 62.5 cm.

On view in the Public Area of the Civic Centre in Belmulett, Co Mayo, Ireland. 2020

VIEW PRECIPICE

The Lonka Project is a photographic tribute to the last Holocaust survivors, who have been individually photographed in numerous countries by over 250 professional photographers worldwide. It will be inaugurated on January 27, 2020 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020, the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. In commemoration a multi-media screening of the project will take place in the Yad Mordechai Museum, Israel, January 27, 2020.

The Lonka Project was initiated in Jerusalem by Jim Hollander and Rina Castelnuovo as a tribute to Rina’s mother Lonka, Dr. Elenora Nass (1926-2018). As a girl, Lonka survived five Nazi concentration camps, and represents the Holocaust survivors’ power to live.

Portrait of Tomi Reichental, Dublin 2019 , Lonka Project .

22-01-2020, Guardian Newspaper, “A TERRIBLE PAST ” Photography project captures last Holocaust survivors.

27-02-2020  ZEIT ONLINE  Die Kraft der Überlebenden

Tomi Reichental, Holocaust survivor, has received many awards for his work and tireless efforts to promote tolerance and to educate young people about the importance of remembrance and reconciliation and it has made him one of the most inspirational figures in modern Ireland.

Photo “Laundry”, Archival Pigment Print, Bamboo Paper, 57 x 57 cm, Edition of 10.

Over the last few years, the University College Cork Art Collection has been developed as an active learning resource. The collection has been at the centre of their Classroom Museum initiative and has expanded through acquisitions related to education and curatorial projects.

MOVING SPACES reflects on these instances of learning with an exhibition of new works from the UCC Art Collection that explores how art can inspire and support teaching methods as well as offering the insights of other disciplines into contemporary art practices.

Photo “Laundry”, Archival Pigment Print, Bamboo Paper, 57 x 57 cm, Edition of 10.