Nyah O’Connor
My name is Nyah O’Connor and I’m an Irish Photographer mainly based in Dublin. When photographing, I strive to not just plainly document but to represent greater narratives affecting society. Giving a voice and representing narratives I feel are important is what drives my work as I believe you can either add to things having a negative effect on our world or you can challenge them. My current influences are photographers such as Catherine Opie, Asa Johannesson, and Zanelle Muholi. My practice foregrounds an ethical approach to storytelling and collaboration. Photography for me is a way to help navigate difficult concepts such as Identity, mental health, and climate crisis.
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Revelations in Queer Consciousness
Revelations in Queer Consciousness is a project about queer artists and their creativity. In a heteronormative world, where many LGBTQIA+ people must hide or censor themselves, the importance of supporting queer art and safe spaces in which it is produced cannot be taken for granted. In my many conversations with queer artists, and based on my own experiences, the creativity of queer makers is complex and multi-faceted. The aim of this project was not to cast specific identities as subjects. This project began with me attending queer events and collaborating with anyone who wanted to take part. Art in its many manifestations can and should be a space where difference is celebrated. It can also be a place for queer artists to express their emotions and frustrations from difficulties they may have experienced. This project mirrors some of my own experiences as a queer person as well as being a space for my own creativity.
Photobook
This book introduces the viewer to five Queer creatives that I have worked with as a part of the Revelations in Queer Consciousness project. Each person is very different but also shares interesting simalarities. The pages of this book acts as a safe space for each individual to express their opinions and experiences of being an artist and identifying within the Queer community.