{"product_id":"breathing-land","title":"Breathing Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Breathing Land, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHazel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGaskin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e traces the lives of young people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrowing up in Belfast in the years following renewed unrest in 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReturning to the city over several years, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGaskin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looks beyond the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efamiliar narratives of conflict to consider how history, geography,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand identity continue to shape everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotographed between 2021 and 2025, the work follows teenagers as they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emove through spaces marked by peace walls, murals, and defensive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003earchitecture, while also forging their own rituals, friendships, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efutures. Engaging with dance groups, boxing gyms, and youth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecommunities, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGaskin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e focuses on adolescence as a moment of transition,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen questions of belonging and possibility come sharply into view.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than offering a fixed portrait of division, Breathing Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecaptures a city in motion. Traces of the past sit alongside signs of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003echange, where inherited symbols are reinterpreted and quietly reshaped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby a generation growing up after the conflict. The work presents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelfast not as a static place of division, but as a living, breathing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenvironment, defined by resilience, complexity, and the ways young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epeople learn to navigate it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hazel Gaskin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56384588611969,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7613\/files\/IMG_8371.jpg?v=1791554771","url":"https:\/\/www.clairederouenbooks.com\/products\/breathing-land","provider":"Claire de Rouen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}