Rusting Shapes
by Rob Hemphill
Title
Rusting Shapes
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The remains of this Irish shipwreck glisten in the sunshine. It is located on the Eastern side of the island of Inisheer, which is one of the three Aran islands off the west coast of Ireland.
In 1960 on a dark stormy night a freighter, called the MV Plassey was washed ashore on the Island. The Islanders quickly gathered to the wreck to rescue those on board and to salvage what they could from the battering sea. The ship carried many goods that had never been seen before on the island, including biscuits, cookies, and even modern day toilets. Several items, such as Wheels, Compasses, Pieces and various parts of the Ship were taken by many as souvenirs and reminders of the rare event.
The Ship Wreck is perhaps most well-known for its appearance, on the foreshore of 'Craggy Island', in the opening credits of the extremely popular BBC series, Father Ted. The series is a comedy which follows the parochial life of a Priest and his company in Rural Ireland. A series that was filmed in many areas of County Clare and is celebrated throughout the year with several Father Ted Festivals on Inis Mór, and in Kilfenora, County Clare.
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Featured in the following FAA Groups:
"ABC Group" 07/30/2023
"Symbolism in Photography" 06/25/2020
"10 Plus" 06/06/2020
"Art and Meditation" 06/05/2020
"Light Marvels" 06/01/2020
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June 1st, 2020
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your terrific art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the H IS FOR HOLE themed week, MAY 1, 2023 - MAY 8, 2023. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature.
JOHN TELFER
Rob, Great detailed capture of the remains of the ship wreck of the MV Plassey love the sun shining on the rusted out hull and the interesting description
Kim Lessel
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Symbolism in Photography". Featured images are are kept limited to 30 images at a time. So in order for them to remain visible for potential buyers to view, please post your featured images in "Post your featured images here" in Discussions on home page.
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