Inis Meáin 1973-2023
Chris Rodmell
Chris Rodmell, October 2023
Inis Meáin 1973–2023 by Chris Rodmell traces life on the Aran island of Inis Meáin across a fifty‑year span, with photographs made in 1973 and 2023. Working between stills and moving image, Rodmell follows the continuities and gradual shifts in a small community shaped by fishing, cattle rearing and the work of the Inis Meáin Knitting Company. Structured in two halves, the book sets early black and white photographs and film stills against more recent images, interwoven with interview excerpts that connect past and present voices. Texts in Gaelic and English by long‑term residents frame Rodmell’s work within the island’s linguistic and cultural history, offering a sustained portrait of place, memory and change.
Inis Meáin 1973–2023 is a hardback book in grey cloth, 29.2 x 24.5 cm, with 176 pages in a bilingual English and Gaelic edition. A tipped‑in image to the front cover, black foil detailing and silk paper throughout are printed offset litho in Denmark.