Anthony Haughey

Anthony Haughey is an artist and a lecturer in the School of Media at the Dublin Institute of Technology where he is also a PhD supervisor at the Centre for Research in Transcultural Media Practice. He is an editorial advisor for the photographic journal, Photographies published by Routledge. His recent work employs relational and dialogical aesthetics to explore themes of citizenship, migration and contested spaces. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally and is represented in both public and private collections. His practice is founded on his conviction that art is not simply a cultural commodity but can be a form of cultural production that can effect real change in the world. In an interview with Aidan Dunne in 2013 Haughey said: “I often tend to work in that area where the art world meets the public world. It’s not about victimhood, it is about cross-cultural relationships. I’m not claiming to speak for anyone else. That’s why it’s important that it emerges from dialogue: it’s shared, it’s collaborative, in how it is made and how it is encountered. Ideally, one would like to encourage someone who comes to see it to reflect on their own position.’