A metropolis that has vanished but feels unusually acquainted – The Irish Instances

When Mick Brown was an adolescent, he purchased a digicam and walked the streets of his native Dublin, recording the occasions of the day with no explicit objective in thoughts. Fifty years later, Brown’s curiosity and expertise has simply been rewarded with a solo exhibition within the Little Museum of Dublin.

The scale of current modifications is clear in Brown’s outstanding assortment of pictures, and the exhibition, which is named The Days That Were In It, gives a photographic report of Dublin’s avenue life – communities of individuals at work and play from 1960 to 1990.

From the Iveagh Market to the Capitol Theatre, here’s a Dublin that has vanished from view, but nonetheless feels unusually acquainted. Brown’s pictures gives a panoramic view of the capital – and of these days on empty streets the place outdated ghosts meet.

The Days That Were in It is now on view within the Bernardo O’Higgins Gallery, Little Museum of Dublin. Tickets at littlemuseum.ie Trevor White is founding father of the Little Museum of Dublin