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July 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Daily Mail Reporter
06:48 EST, 16 July 2012
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09:06 EST, 16 July 2012
A furniture design student has found a novel way of capturing the lives of three generations of his own family in a project called ‘Shelf Portraits’.
Working with photographer Moira O’Brian, Irish design graduate, Darragh Casey, was inspired to do the project by his father, who had always put up a shelf in the family home when he was bored.
From his Grandma Nora Walsh and her soda bread to his parents Pat and Helen Casey with their empty wine bottles, the quirky pictures show them shelved with items unique to their own lives.
Irish design student Darragh Casey created the quirky portraits with the help of a photographer. Together they captured three generations, pictured is his grandmother, on shelves with objects unique to their lives
Parents Pat and Helen were balanced on the shelves with some empty wine bottles and a cactus, among other things
Darragh is also pictured with his two brothers, Oisin and Alan with some of their books, music and a laptop.
‘I recently finished my master’s degree in London,’ said Darragh.
‘My research focused on subverting our relationships with furniture and I incorporated the figure in unusual and thought provoking ways.
‘This involves three generations of my family “shelved” onto a wall alongside objects that are significant to their lives and personalities.
‘For instance my grandmother included her soda bread and my mother’s love of gardening is represented by a cactus. These included my parents, my brothers, my grandmother and myself.
‘I use humour as a way of drawing our attention to our habitual behaviours and customs,’ said Darragh.
Designer Darragh Casey, left, shelved with his brothers Oisin, centre, and Alan, right. Their belongings are remarkably different to those of their grandmother
Darragh’s, pictured, research focused on subverting people’s relationships with furniture and he incorporated the figure in unusual and thought provoking ways
He explained how he was able to shelve his family and their most treasured possessions onto walls for his project in just ten hours.
‘First we had to create an artificial wall with a re-enforced metal structure to support the weight of the individuals,’ he said.
‘Several poses were tried and tested for all the individual portraits to find the layout that best accommodated each person – I had to shelve my family members in a way that suited their physique.
An artificial wall with a re-enforced metal structure to support the weight of the individuals was created and several poses were tried for each person
Darragh said he was inspired to do use shelving because he grew up watching his father put them up whenever he got bored
‘My grandmother was shelved on a raised and enforced seat that allowed her to sit comfortably while the photo was being taken.
‘My brothers and I sat on a bent ply shelf straddle that was intended to resemble a bending shelf.
‘My parent’s weight is supported off each other exploring the idea of mutual dependency on each other.
‘People generally respond well and are attracted to the humorous side to the work.’
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Hmmm..I always knew men had some use after all…..!
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I love it ! Grandma is best.
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Clever idea – I like that :o)
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Fantastic – brought a smile to my face!
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Very clever but a little too good for a Turner Prize, love the idea and the way its all come together.
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Is the woman in the first picture, past her ‘shelf life’!?
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Brilliant. And he’s lucky to have tolerant and cooperative family and friends. I must say it made me smile as, if I had told my late father I wanted to put him on a shelf on the wall then his suspicions that I was mad would, in his mind, have been confirmed !!!
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Extremely creative and original.
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fantastic! so novel and unique. what a great idea.
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AHHHHHHHHHHH CLASSS
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