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Title

Blood of the Beast.

Description

Triptych of cibachrome photographs. 150 x 100 cm (each), 'Blood of the
Beast' is a triptych focusing on the subject of conflict and history in
the north of Ireland, a subject that British artist Nigel Rolfe has
returned to on many occasions in his work. A series of symbolic actions
and hand signs are presented in this triptych. In the first image of
the sequence the raised hand signifies the red hand of Ulster, dripping
with blood. The middle panel presents a hand which is slightly obscured
by the skin of a drum; a lambeg or a bodhrán. The hand is playing music
but at first glance appears to wield a gun. In the final panel, a white
lily, a symbol of peace, is being crushed.

Nigel Rolfe’s artistic practice consistently examines the influence of
history on the individual and society. The symbolic actions in this
photographic series, inspired by the history of conflict in Northern
Ireland, consider questions of violence, freedom and suppression at the
hand of man.

Creators

Rolfe, Nigel, 1950-

Publishers

Irish Museum of Modern Art

Nigel Rolfe

Date

1990

Published by Digital Repository of Ireland

16/06/2015

Subjects

A Sense of FreedomHistoryNorthern IrelandPolitical violencePeace

Subjects (Places)

IrelandNorthern IrelandUlster

Subjects (Temporal)

Twentieth century

Formats

Photographs

Types

Image

Photographic prints

Dye destruction prints

Triptychs

Sources

IMMA.33

Rights

© Nigel Rolfe. All rights reserved.

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Depositing Organisation

Irish Museum of Modern Art