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2004 exhibitions
Trieste, Oct. 2004
Photographic exhibition in the Sala Quarantotti Gambini, via
del Teatro Romano 7. It was opened on October 20 by His Excellency Frank Cogan,
Ambassador of Ireland to Italy. Oct. 20 is the 100th anniversary of James
Joyce's arrival at Trieste Station with Nora Barnacle. It will close on November 6th.
With the support of the Municipio of Trieste, in association with the
University of Trieste
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 Megan
shares a joke with the Irish Ambassador, Frank Cogan
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 Left to
right: Ambassador Frank Cogan, artist Megan O'Beirne, Prof. Renzo Crivelli, dott.
Bianca Cuderi,
Dominic Martin, Dr. John McCourt |
A new statue of James Joyce, an honorary citizen of Trieste, was
unveiled on Oct 19 2004 on the bridge over the Canal Grande looking towards
where he used to live at the Piazza Ponterosso. |
Megan during the setting up of her exhibition |
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Five of Megan's pictures of places in Paris where
Joyce lived are in the biographical timeline in the touch-screen exhibition in
the National Library of Ireland "James
Joyce and Ulysses" until Summer 2005.
Also see
Megan's article "James
Joyce - an urban genius" on Joyce's life and work in
his three cities: Zurich, Trieste and Paris.
Dublin City Public Libraries in association with Megan O’Beirne
presented "James Joyce in his urban context", an exhibition of black and white
photographs, from 11th June to 24th July 2004 in the Central Library, Ilac
Centre, Henry St. including Bloomsday. Sponsored by
Systems Modelling, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Previous photographic
exhibitions in Dublin and Treviso can be found on the
photos page.
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photographs from the exhibition. |
A Dart train comes from the south-side suburbs to cross the Liffey river at
Butt Bridge.
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Aerial view of the River Liffey. |
Aerial view of Tara Street where Bloom visited the baths. |
James Joyce Street renamed (for the second time). Now cleaned-up and almost
anonymous, the narrow street was known as Mabbot Street in Joyce’s time. It
led to the infamous Mecklenburgh Street, part of ‘Night-town’ in the Circe
episode of Ulysses. |
The River Liffey, upstream. |
The James Joyce Bridge designed by the Spanish architect Dr Santiago Calatrava and erected on the occasion of the Joyce Centennial, 2004. |
The Martello Tower(1804), Sandycove, where Joyce lived with Oliver
St.John Gogarty who rented it. It is immortalised in the opening chapter of
Ulysses. |
‘Scribbles’ on Sandymount strand as the tide recedes. |
Fountain in Iveagh Gardens adjacent to 85, Newman House where Joyce attended
university. |
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The following pictures are a partial documentation of places associated
with Joyce in Trieste, Zurich, and Paris. Shown in the ILAC Centre Library in
Dublin 2004, it is my way of saying "thank you" to
Dublin where I grew up and went to college, and to Joyce who has immortalised
Dublin of late 19th and early 20th century. He has also captured the eternal
life-springs of man and woman, and made them flow together timelessly. As a
Dubliner who has studied Italian and lived in Italy I have a natural sympathy
for the work of Joyce.
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PARIS
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Square James Joyce |
5, Bvd. Raspail |
2, Square Robiac |
Plaque Rue de l'Odeon: Sylvia Beach published 'Ulysses' |
ZURICH
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38, Universitatstrasse |
29, Universitatstrasse where Joyce wrote 'Ulysses' |
James Joyce Grave, Fluntern Cemetery |
Zurichsee towards Rathaus |
TRIESTE
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Apartment overlooking Piazza Ponterosso, Canal Grande |
Berlitz School, Via San Nicolo 32 |
The 'Central' (Haberleitner) hotel where Joyces stayed |
The poster from my photographic exhibition "Tarry Easty - James
Joyce in Trieste" |
Hand made prints mounted on PVC+10mm foamboard backing with velcro and D-rings
ready for hanging. Price each $120 /€ 100, £70
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Photographs copyright (c) 2003,2004 Megan O'Beirne
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Previous exhibitions
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James Joyce Centre
35 Nth. Gt. George's St.,
Dublin 1, Ireland
My photographic exhibition entitled "Tarry Easty - James
Joyce in Trieste" at the James Joyce Centre, Dublin, June 2003-April 2004
explored the city of Trieste as described in John McCourt's biography, The
Years of Bloom |
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Solo black-and-white photographic exhibition
"Giochi di Luce (Play of
Light)" August 2002
Arman, Via Manzoni 27, Treviso, Italy |
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I do my own printing. My film is processed by
Hetty's Darkroom in Dun Laoghaire,
Dublin, who was awarded Lab
of the year and Printer of the year. |
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