'A 2007 portrait of the 11 Irish Dunnes Stores strikers who, on following a directive issued by the Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union in 1984, requesting their union members not to handle South African products in support of an end to Apartheid in South Africa, went on strike for a 2 year 9 month period commencing 19th July 1984.' - Installation shot from Iziko South African National Gallery, South Africa.
This project was originally created as part of a group show entitled ‘Singing the Real', contemporary art from Ireland- curated by Patrick T. Murphy for the Iziko South African National Gallery, South Africa. It was exhibited from 19th July - 30th September 2007.
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