Inspired by Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls, this book collects different perspectives on the tumultuous history of Northern Ireland. I focused on personal accounts taken in the wake of the Troubles, leading up to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. With the book I aim to present an alternative to the widely understood narrative of the Troubles, one that emphasizes the ridiculousness of being a young person, especially in an fraught environment like 1990s Northern Ireland. The book is accompanied by a slide projector and includes photo slides of Belfast and Derry’s political murals, that can be projected on a wall to view at their full size.
Calling to the famous “Free Derry” corner, this book’s silkscreen cover uses black serif type on a white ground, which is then wrapped in a vinyl slip case. The book includes an self-conducted interview, three collected essays, a photo essay with commentary from several historical photographers working in the 1970s and 1980s, and a scholarly article discussing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s political murals.
A long and painful flipthrough can be found here.