Eamon Doyle lives and works in Dublin and his native city keeps on providing him with a wealth of photographic subjects. Most of the images of ON were taken not far from his doorstep, in the multi-cultural and working-class area around North Dublin’s Parnell Street and O’Connell Street. This collection of black-and-white street photos takes the viewer on an intense journey of the ever-changing and repeating rhythm of the city. The series perfectly translates the vibrant, edgy, and at times grim atmosphere of the neighborhood. Doyle photographs the area and its inhabitants in a powerful manner, often from dramatic angles; frontally, from up close, or with a low-angled camera, making faces, buildings, and skies looming large and ominous over the camera. These viewpoints, along with the strong contrasts and the play with textures and volumes that Doyle finds in Dublin’s urban fabric, all contribute to the series’ dynamic and sensory drama.
This week a selection of photographs from his series On (2015) and One (2021) open at Gallery FIFTY ONE in Antwerp, Belgium.
