2023
Digital Illustration Series, 12.5cm x 12.5cm
Focal Points depicts a collection of snapshots of the lives of late-night workers across the city. Housed within the context of this creative lens, the viewer is invited into the work spaces, dwellings and milieu of the subject matter. Those depicted within are the workforce, the lifeblood of the city as viewed through this stark voyeuristic optic. The audience observes them in their home environment, their places of work and perceives the parameters. They are delivery drivers, home growers, taxi drivers, sex workers, fast-food employees, cleaners, workers on zero hour contracts and tech workers negotiating different time zones. The workforce, field of work and the spaces they occupy are all chronicled through this vantage.
Depicted without commentary, narrative, or judgement, these works offer a silent societal commentary and leave us to consider their significance.
Eoin Whelehan is an illustrator and designer from Dublin. Originally training and working as an animator, since 2012 he has worked as an image maker, working predominantly in digital media. His work is influenced by popular culture, urban environments and historical reference, and has appeared in numerous publications. His graphic short was awarded runner up in The Irish Times Graphic Short Story Competition and recent exhibitions include a solo show at Phizzfest (2022), a group show at the Alliance Française Dublin Comic Book Festival (2022) and a solo show at Ballina Arts Centre (2019).