Skull graffiti, in Dublin, near Temple Bar - No Worries

Skull graffiti, in Dublin, near Temple Bar - No Worries Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2M8BNNE

File size:

52.4 MB (2.3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3648 x 5024 px | 30.9 x 42.5 cm | 12.2 x 16.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

11 September 2019

Location:

Temple Bar, Dublin, Eire, Ireland

More information:

. Made at Temple Bar, Dublin, Eire, Ireland in 2019, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Skull graffiti, in Dublin, near Temple Bar - No Worries. The subject also carries associations with public-realm art, temporary artwork, social history, medical consumer history, contemporary social history, contemporary mural, public-health intervention, health-service prevention, creative placemaking, healthcare access, healthcare communication, everyday life, street creativity, and local character. The wider contemporary story combines local identity, gentrification and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and graffiti. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with NHS capacity, preventive care and how home testing can widen access to preventive healthcare. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around Temple Bar, Dublin, Eire, Ireland before new construction alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are patient self-testing, period detail, mural culture, public-health screening, urban artwork, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, and visual archive. The recorded references to graffiti, Skull, Dublin, Temple, and Worries preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Temple Bar, Dublin, Eire, Ireland matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is local identity and the blurred boundary between commissioned public art and graffiti in a form that can be compared with future views of Temple Bar, Dublin, Eire, Ireland. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.