issue 6
// art
Title: Decapitulation// Artist: Robyn Daly
about the piece
| When I moved to Ireland from South Africa in 2020 I settled in a semi-derelict house built in the 1920s but badly neglected by its previous owner. This sparked a fascination with derelict buildings and the connections we establish with places: how identity, beauty, decay and sensuality change over time as our sense of self evolves. Initially I planned to renovate the house top to bottom, however, the more I photographed there, the more I realised that to embrace the imperfections of the house would be the true transformation. This has been the starting point of a wider journey: one of creative risk, personal change, and learning to value what time has altered – in the house and in myself. Many of my photographs depict transformative states or liminal spaces, where paradoxical concepts such as movement and stillness, old and modern work together to weave the narrative. The title of this image is Decapitulation. Strictly speaking this is no longer a word, however, it does encapsulate the notion of losing one’s head (decapitate) and succumbing or surrendering (capitulation). One can see this image in many ways: an expression of rage, energy, a sense of discombobulation, disconnectedness… there are no wrong answers, it is about feeling. |
about the artist // Robyn Daly
| Robyn Daly is an Irish-South African photographer based in Ireland. Over her career she has shot in a range of genres – from travel to commercial photography. She moved to Ireland in 2020 and settled in the Midlands in a semi-derelict 1920s farmhouse that has provided the canvas for many of her works. She is intrigued by the chemistry of light and time and how they intersect to offer new possibilities and new ways of seeing. Movement is a hallmark of her visual language through which she reflects and comments, inviting the viewer’s interpretations and projections. |
Instagram: @robyndalyphotography
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