Flats go in the frame at exhibition

Jeanette Lowe’s latest exhibition of photographs is called Waiting. Her collection of 70 to 80 photographs capture a transitory moment in which the Charlemont St Flats close to St Stephen’s Green in Dublin are being demolished — two blocks have been knocked; four remain standing with a few dozen families still living within.

Flats go in the frame at exhibition

Everyone’s waiting — the council, the residents to see if their new apartments will be built, even the buildings, says Lowe, ā€œseem to be waiting for something to happen.ā€

Lowe says she wanted ā€œto record something before it disappearedā€. The exhibition is held within one of the flats and includes video footage of the demolition job as well as some artefacts left behind.

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