Francis O'Riordan

Black Valley 

The Black valley is situated between the MacGillycuddy Reeks and Killarney national park. In 1979 it was the last community in main land Ireland to be connected to the national electrical grid. In this project I have tried to explore the dependence we have on  "artificial nature" of technology. How it has changed human behavior to the point that the individuals have become lost in human creations. We find ourselves always being lured away from nature to the comfort of technology to make our existence seam "easier". Which seam a false truth. We live in a world were human connection with each other and the world around us has become lost in this technology world. So this work is not about night photography but more about the light and how it represents our modern existence.