Is Duine Rathúil Mé - I am A Success
Is duine rathúil mé
Liam O Callaghan
Nach mé atá faoi rath
Céard is rath ann? caidé an tionchar atá aige ar ár saol? caidé mar a thomhaiseann muid é? an bhfuil baint aige lenár gcuid maoine / lenár stádas / agus lena bhfuil inár seilbh? an bhfuil barraíocht brú ag baint le bheith ‘rathúil’, nó an bhfuil dearcadh na sochaí ar céard is rath ann chomh cúng is a chreideann muid é a bheith? dá gcuirfí ceist ar dhuine an rathúlacht ina shaol a mheas caidé an míniú a bheadh aige air? bíonn tionchar ag ár dtuigbheáil féin ar cé chomh rathúil nó mírathúil is atá muid ar ár sonas, ar ár gcaidreamh le daoine eile agus ar an ábhar sin ar an tsochaí i gcoitinne.
An tionscnamh
Is tionscnamh grianghrafadóireachta é ‘nach mé atá faoi rath’ a thug ar chéad duine, as gach cineál aois ghrúpa, cúlraí agus slite beatha, trí ghrianghraf a tharraingt a léirigh cén fáth ar shíl siadsan go raibh siad faoi rath. Iarradh ar achan rannpháirtí teideal a thabhairt ar na grianghrafanna seo, mar aon lena n-ainm baiste, aois agus slí/slite b(h)eatha.
Is í aidhm an tionscnaimh seo nó dearcadh na ndaoine ar céard is rath ann a mheas agus a thomhais. Bheirfidh an tionscnamh / leabhar deis don lucht féachána na héagsúlachtaí agus cosúlachtaí a bhaineann le dearcadh na rannpháirtithe ar céard is rath ann a chur i gcomparáid le chéile agus déanfaidh sé dearcadh an lucht féachána a athmheas chomh maith.
Rinneadh eagrán teoranta de leabhar iomlán daite a fhoilsiú fosta bunaithe ar an tionscnamh.
I’m a Success
Liam O Callaghan
What is our notion of success? How does it affect our lives? How do we measure success? Is success a measure of wealth/status/and what we own? Is there too much pressure to be a ‘success’, or is society’s perception of success as narrow as we would believe it to be? If someone is asked to evaluate success in their life what will there their interpretation be? Our perception of how successful or unsuccessful we are, affects our happiness, how we deal with others and it therefore affects society as a whole.
Project Outline:
‘I’m a Success’ is a photographic project in which a hundred people of various ages, backgrounds and occupations were asked to take three photographs that show why they feel they are a success. Each participant was asked to title these images, give their first name, age and occupation(s).
The intention of the project is to explore and challenge people’s notions of success. This exhibition/book will allow viewers to compare both differences and similarities in the participants ideas of success and thus challenge the viewers own ideas. A limited edition book has been published to accompany the exhibition.