Conor Horgan’s portraits of Irish writers show a unique commitment to his subjects, writes Stephanie McBride
‘Súil Amach | An Outward Eye’ is an exhibition at the European Parliament Building in Brussels by award-winning visual artist, filmmaker and photographer Conor Horgan, featuring photographs of twenty-four Irish writers (representing all twenty-four of the EU’s official languages). Celebrating the international reach of Irish writing through translation, it marks Ireland’s most recent presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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Barbara Dawson selects Lavacourt under Snow by Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Ann Wilson examines Kitty O’Brien’s Crossing the Bar, a composition in stained glass that functions as a metaphor for hope
Kenneth McConkey explores the use of archways in mise-en-scène works by artist William Orpen
