In José Saramago’s book “Blindness” the social structure collapses as people suddenly lose their eye sight. The newly blind inhabitants of the city wander aimlessly causing a great deal of social dislocation. The characters have no name and are identified as “the girl with the dark glasses, or the policeman”.

The social catastrophe of “Blindness” symbolises a refusal to see reality, ignorance or even inner darkness.

In this series of photographs the characters disintegrate and only a trace of reality remains, the characters become anonymous and can only be described as “the woman with the floral headpiece”, “the boy with headphones” or even “the girl with the dark glasses” like in Saramago’s book.

In ordinary daily life citizens normally move around the city, but reality can be on the brink of collapse and blindness can strike at any moment.

Dublin, 2012