The Poetics of Detritus is a theme that is ongoing in Conroy’s work. This body of work examines the complexity and surprising beauty that lies dormant in the refuse of contemporary material culture.
Rowan Conroy, Kiln #1 from the Series The Poetics of Detritus, 2008- 2018 (ongoing). Piezography print on cotton rag. Finalist in the 2018 Bowness Photography Prize. Read my Blog post on this work here
Rowan Conroy, Broken Ground, from the series The Poetics of Detritus, 2008 (printed 2019), Piezography inkjet print.
Rowan Conroy, Burial, from the series The Poetics of Detritus, 2008 (printed 2019), Piezography inkjet print.
Rowan Conroy, Heaven and Earth, from the despoiled tomb of Alcetas, Termessos, Turkey. From the series The Poetics of Detritus, 2006 (printed 2019). Carbon piezography print on cotton rag. Read my Blog post on this image here
Rowan Conroy, St. Simeon Stylites, Syria, from the series The Poetics of Detritus, 2006 (printed 2019), piezography inkjet print.