Steve Ryan: Catholic Ireland

Religious statues and grottos are commonly found in housing estates, schools, crossroads, churches, railway crossings and town squares throughout Ireland. Many were erected in the Marian year of 1954 as a celebration of Mary and to protect an area and bless the people around them.

Since then, their popularity has decreased.

Over the last two years I have been travelling the country exploring the present relationship between these statues and their surroundings.

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Steve Ryan is an Irish photographer currently based in London. His work explores people and their environments, however in this project he has focused on objects and how their environment has changed over time. Steve lived and worked in Berlin from 2009-2010 and is looking forward to coming back to show this latest work.

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