Betty Conlon’s photographs of Dublin’s historic market reveal living histories, writes Stephanie McBride
Betty Conlon is passionate about documenting the past through her art. Her ongoing ‘Bounced Cheques’ project – now spanning more than a decade and combining photography, film, soundscapes and found objects – is about one of Ireland’s last markets from the Victorian era, the Dublin City Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Markets.
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