Ex-Voto

  • Dates
    2016 - 2018
  • Author
  • Topics Portrait, Landscape
  • Locations Poland, France, Ireland

Taken on large format, black and white film at three Christian pilgrimage sites 'Ex-Voto' explores the relationship between faith, person and the landscape.

A handwritten note neatly folded and hidden in the crevice of a rock, crosses etched onto stone, ribbon carefully wrapped around piles of twigs. These are all religious offerings, known as ‘Ex-Votos’ and found at Christian pilgrimage sites worldwide. Often placed anonymously and hidden from view, pilgrims leave ex-votos as expressions of hope and gratitude, creating a tangible narrative between faith, person and the landscape. Taken at Lourdes (France), Ballyvourney (Ireland) and Grabarka (Poland), the project encompasses formal portraiture, large format landscape and small, detailed still-lifes of the objects and markers left behind. Shot on 5x4, large format film, the images evoke a distinct stillness and reflect the mysterious, timeless quality present at these sites of great devotion.

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