Challenging the silence around abuse

Exhibition: In Plain Sight. Until 31 May, Gallery of Photography, Dublin 2, galleryofphotography.ie.

Marie Collins, photographed by Kim Haughton. Marie was abused as a child by hospital chaplain Fr Paul McGennis while she was in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin
Marie Collins, photographed by Kim Haughton. Marie was abused as a child by hospital chaplain Fr Paul McGennis while she was in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin

Irish photographer Kim Haughton’s moving exhibition challenges the silence that surrounds the legacy of child abuse in Ireland.

Made in collaboration with abuse survivors, this exhibition brings together landscape and portrait photography, family snapshots and audio recordings of victims’ testimonies.

Seemingly benign landscapes depict the mundane places of ...