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By: Brendan Sayers
Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd
Published: December 2011
Pages: 128
Categories: Art, Education, Gardens
Language: English
Available as: Hardback
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ISBN-13: 9781843511878
ASIN: 1843511878

'A photographic exploration of the old Palm House in Dublin's botanical gardens, with an introduction by John Banville. A monograph of black and white photographs, taken in the great Palm House at the National Botanical Gardens in Glasnevin,Dublin, beautifully illustrate the house as it was prior to its restoration. The photographs capture the cluttered green exotic jungle, worn by time and held high in affection by the many visitors who were enchanted stepping inside its lofty green paradise. By bringing the reader around the house as it was, drawing the eye to detail or bigger vistas with views upwards into the lofty green foliage, along its unique metal walkway and into the smaller treasure which was the orchid house; to look at the intricate glass panels, metal structure, the wooden frames with their own unique patina of the passage of time, The Palm House tells its story visually. Meanwhile, in a botanical text, Brendan Sayers, keeper of the Palm house, tells the story of how a visitor felt on entering and exploring this green exotic world, the history and the origin of the planting; where it all came from and the importance of the collection. The special edition will be limited to 100 signed copies and will be accompanied by a gicle print. Over the past 20 years Amelia Stein has established herself as a singularly exacting photographer. Her area of expertise has been portraiture, working with actors, performers, playwrights, poets, authors and musicians on commissioned images and on production photography in the Irish theatre. She also has assembled a number of personal exhibitions which have been seen in selected galleries throughout Ireland: In Loving Memory, 1989; Triur Ban, 1995; Palm House, 2001; Loss + Memory, 2002, and many group and solo shows from EVA to the RHA. '

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