Grangegorman Histories Public Call: Brian Cregan, Artist Photographer
Grangegorman Histories issued a public call in July 2023 inviting applicants to contribute to the uncovering, cataloguing and commemorating of the History of the Grangegorman site. The five successful awardees have received funding to develop their work through research and creative endeavors. Here we’re profiling the work of Artist Photographer, Brian Cregan.
About the project
Artist photographer Brian Cregan will review his archive of photographs which capture transformational moments of the Grangegorman area and explore its social history and architectural heritage. Among them, the last days of St Brendan’s Hospital before the lights were switched off and the restoration and construction phase began for the new TU Dublin Campus. Brian is sharing these images and their immense historical value with the public through Grangegorman histories.
About the artist
Brian Cregan is a Photographer who explores the potential for photographs to represent our relationship with landscape, natural history and the built environment. Brian studied photography at TU Dublin and has been involved in several projects on the Grangegorman site, including this collection from his archive, which forms part of a collaborative commission from the Grangegorman Development Agency to document the social history of St Brendan’s Hospital in its final stages. Find more information on Brian Cregan on his website – briancreganphotography.com.
Find out more
The full collection of images are due to be published in the coming months on the Grangegorman Histories website, and will also be digitally archived and publicly available.
In October 2024, as part of the Dublin Festival of History, Brian showcased some of his photographs at the Storytelling event in October 2024.
