Come to the Fair (2007)
'Come to the Fair' is a series of SX70 Polaroid images taken at some of the County fairs in Meath and Cavan over a two-year period. Fairs visited were Girley Fair, Moynalty Steam Threshing, Mullagh Fair, Nobber Fair and Scurlogstown Hay Making Festival. The effect on these images is made by hand. The emulsion of the SX70 Polaroid film stays fluid for a short while after exposure so using the lid of BIC pen or an embossing tool I pushed and etched the emulsion creating an impressionistic effect. Come to the Fair was my first solo exhibition and was shown in the foyer of the Diamond Cinema Complex in Navan, County Meath in 2007. Grant-aided by Meath County Council Arts Office