Ian Farrell Boeken

This anthology investigates the turn in art not only towards archives and histories, the relics of modernities past, but toward the phenomena, in themselves, of haunting and the activation of memory. It looks at a wide array of artistic relationships to memory association, repetition and reappearance, as well as forms of active forgetting. Its discussions encompass artworks from the late 1940s onward, ranging from reperformances such as Marina Abramovic's Seven Easy Pieces (embodied resurrections of decades-removed performance pieces by her contemporaries) to the inanimate trace of memory Robert Morris assigns to his free-form felt pieces, which forget in their present configurations their previous slides and falls.

Are you eager to capture the perfect sunset or elevate your holiday photography? This comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for taking, processing, and printing sharper, more vibrant images. With expert tips from Ian Farrell, you'll progress from camera basics to advanced darkroom techniques through 52 step-by-step projects, covering portraits, landscapes, still-life, fast-moving subjects, and live events. The easy-to-follow instructions introduce you to the latest software for retouching blemishes, restoring old photos, and enhancing colors to achieve professional-quality results. Reflecting current online trends, the guide also offers insights on selling images through agencies, high-quality printing, and creating your own coffee-table book. Packed with technical tips, professional interviews, troubleshooting techniques, and over 400 inspiring images, this guide serves as an ultimate master class in digital photography. Key topics include portrait and landscape photography, street and wildlife photography, dynamic live action, special effects, macro photography, travel and wedding photography, digital darkroom techniques, color management, sharpening, high dynamic range, skin smoothing, printing, portfolio creation, and preparing for your first exhibition.

A classic novel by a Booker Prize-winning author'One of the most outstanding novelists of his generation' SPECTATOR

A love story and a war story: a modern classic from Booker prize-winner J.G. Farrell

'For a novel to be witty is one thing, to tell a good story is another, to be serious is yet another, but to be all three is surely enough to make it a masterpiece' New Statemsan

It had been so many generations since the mage-lights were last seen that they'd become the stuff of legend. But for seventeen-year-old Jenna Aoire legend became reality one night on Knobtop Hill when she found the stone--not much more than a large pebble yet there was something about it that drew her. And then the mage-lights filled the sky, bringing trouble and magic with them that would irrevocably alter Jenna's life.

Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland - to the Majestic Hotel and to the fiancée he acquired on a rash afternoon's leave three years ago. Despite her many letters, the lady herself proves elusive, and the Major's engagement is short-lived. But he is unable to detach himself from the alluring discomforts of the crumbling hotel. Ensconced in the dim and shabby splendour of the Palm Court, surrounded by gently decaying old ladies and proliferating cats, the Major passes the summer. So hypnotic are the faded charms of the Majestic, the Major is almost unaware of the gathering storm. But this is Ireland in 1919 - and the struggle for independence is about to explode with brutal force.