Horslips drummer Eamon Carr launches new photography exhibition

Horslips founding member Eamon Carr has launched a new photography exhibition and accompanying limited-edition book.

The work is titled ‘Almost Made This Place My Own’ and will launch in Powerscourt Townhouse Centre on June 11.

The photo collection documents the vastness contradictions and energy of late-1970s America.

‘Visions of America 1978–79’ brings together a collection of photographs captured by him while travelling across North America with Horslips during 1978 and 1979.

Shot during a period of touring, the images trace a journey across the States - from New York to Los Angeles, Michigan to Texas, Seattle to Miami - capturing the encounters, roadside moments, textures and landscapes that form a portrait of America in the late 70’s.

“When Bono said he had two conflicting visions of America, I understood implicitly what he meant," said Carr.

"It was a similar revelation that prompted me to take these photographs many years earlier. Thankfully, I was blessed to have a camera with a very good lens".

In collaboration with SO Fine Art Editions, Hi Tone Books will publish ‘Almost Made This Place My Own – Visions of America 1978–79’, a limited-edition collection of Carr’s American photographs. The publication features an introduction by Wendy Erskine, who describes the photographs as capturing “the strangeness of things” and notes that “the detailing is a delight”.

“SO Fine Art Editions has championed and showcased photography for many years," said Catherine O’Riordan, the SO Fine Art curator.

"We are delighted to present Eamon Carr’s talent and his unique vision of America during his touring years of 1978–79".

Carr is best known as a founder member, lyricist and drummer of Horslips, the Irish folk-rock group. Alongside his music career, Carr has worked extensively as a journalist, art historian and author.