New RESIDENT artist, Garry Loughlin, starts six-week residency at Tobacco Factory.

We are extremely excited for the next RESIDENT artist, Garry Loughlin, to join our BA (Hons) Documentary Photography and Print students at Tobacco Factory.

Garry Loughlin is a lens based artist whose work is research driven, incorporating photography, writing and archival material. His interests lie in the use of power, and the control of narratives and territories by those with that power.

Loughlin is driven by unearthing micro-histories and the discovery of elements that can link a series of events that might initially seem isolated. Working with photography allows him to employ the language of documentary to challenge the perceived authority of the indexical image and its role in the distribution of history.

Using original photographs alongside archival elements engenders a visually fragmentary approach reflecting the complex and often emotionally complicated narratives he wishes to convey.

Loughlin’s work can meet its audience in various formats and he is increasingly interested in formats which relate to or challenge notions of objective truth, such as publications and performance lectures.

We look forward to welcoming Garry to Tobacco Factory!