Dr Declan Long is Head of Doctoral Studies and Co-Director (with Dr Francis Halsall) of the MA/MFA Art in the Contemporary World. He writes regularly on contemporary art and related subjects for a range of publications including Artforum International and Source Photographic Review. He is the author of Ghost-Haunted Land: Contemporary Art and Post-Troubles Northern Ireland (Manchester University Press, 2017; updated with new preface, 2020): an in-depth analysis of art made in response to changing conditions in the north of Ireland during the two decades following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. (“A foundational work of art criticism … a first point of reference for anyone interested in the Troubles and their cultural legacies” — Prof. Nicholas Allen, The Irish Times). While art from Northern Ireland has been a key area of research interest over recent years — with the work of Derry-born photography and film artist Willie Doherty a particular focus — he has also written extensively on art from Ireland more generally, and from other parts of the world. Recent work includes texts on the history of Ireland’s exhibitions at the Venice Biennale (Journal of Curatorial Studies, 2021) and essays for publications on the work of Dorothy Cross, Eva Rothschild, Emily Jacir and Merlin James.

Image: Uri Aran, Clean (still), 2020, Single channel video. Courtesy of the artist.