Places & Things: On Location: Ireland: Sign of the Times

August, 2007: {quote}Sign of the Times{quote} wins award at NHAA Vision & Voice Exhibit.{quote}I went from feeling wonderment to disappointment and disgust when I turned the corner inside this abbey and saw this spray-painted on the wall. {quote}Sign of the times… nothing is sacred, not even here{quote} I thought. My trip, until now, was about making photographs of the beautiful Irish countryside, but I felt compelled to capture this reminder of hate. The swastika on the wall, in sharp contrast to the Celtic cross on the right pulls us harshly back into reality; as much as we like to experience beauty and goodness, there are those who will always spew ugliness and hatred.{quote} -Chris Otte
Sign of the Times, April, 2007

August, 2007: "Sign of the Times" wins award at NHAA Vision & Voice Exhibit. 

"I went from feeling wonderment to disappointment and disgust when I turned the corner inside this abbey and saw this spray-painted on the wall. "Sign of the times… nothing is sacred, not even here" I thought. My trip, until now, was about making photographs of the beautiful Irish countryside, but I felt compelled to capture this reminder of hate. The swastika on the wall, in sharp contrast to the Celtic cross on the right pulls us harshly back into reality; as much as we like to experience beauty and goodness, there are those who will always spew ugliness and hatred." 

-Chris Otte