A photographic portrait of a a woman. She wears a dark blue knitted jumper and a blue headscarf. She holds a cigarette aloft in one hands. Behind, a grey sky and some green fields.
Ellius Grace (b.1993), Sinéad O'Connor in Her Garden, 2021Credit

Ellius Grace

Sinéad O'Connor in Her Garden, 2021

Photograph | Unframed: 75 x 60 cm; Framed: 80 x 65 cm 

‘Sinéad O’Connor is an icon. Her music and work have come to define Irish culture and politics alike. When I met Sinéad, though, I knew I wanted to show the reality that lay behind the myth. Sinéad was kind and funny and very giving with her time. I think the portrait shows both her strength and vulnerability: the experiences of her life displayed on her face, framed by her cigarette and Hijab.’

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