Carmel Corish-Wallace, Caolán Barron (artist), Tom Mooney (performed launch) and Teresa Boyle at the launch of Caolán Barron’s exhibition ‘Kay’s’ in Wexford Arts Centre. Pic: John Walsh
A CHARMING exhibition which offers an intimate view into the vibrant and engaging space of a well-known hair salon in Monck Street will run in Wexford Arts Centre until March 7.
Caolán Barron’s exhibition ‘Kay’s’ was opened on Thursday night by Echo editor Tom Mooney as part of an artistically rich night in the Arts Centre. The exhibition is Caolán’s first full documentary project.
Despite not being formally trained, Caolán has proved that he is one of Ireland’s emerging talents in photography and has forged a promising reputation. He first picked up a camera in 2013 and after an intense period of self-teaching, began to work in Dublin, winning much kudos for his street photography.
Opening the exhibition, Echo editor Tom Mooney remarked that there was truth, humanity and integrity in the essence of Caolán’s work, suggesting that the photographs are so candid that it was almost like he was shielded by an invisibility cloak.
He said: “What is the essence of Caolán Barron? One word that springs to mind is empathy. I imagine that he is at his most relaxed among people, that he can relax them, and that he almost subconsciously knows where there is a narrative and where there is isn’t. This, for me, makes his series of photographs so compelling.”
[Full story in this week’s Echo]