A glimpse of a lost and forgotten world behind closed doors

Photographs of unseen and forgotten Edinburgh interiors by contemporary Scottish artist Ron O’donnell are the subject of a new exhibition at the City Art Centre.

The images depict prison cells, public toilets and laundrettes, as well as local shops such as greengrocers and fishmongers and more. They were taken during the 1970s, 1980s – and three decades later. Some of the early works date from when O’donnell was a student and many of these places are no longer in existence.

Known for working in the medium of constructed photography and large-scale installations, O’donnell began his artisticcareerasaphotographer. He was born in Stirling in 1952 and studied photographyatnapierpolytechnicin Edinburgh.helaterwenton to work as a trainee photographeratstirlinguniversity and eventually returned to Edinburgh Napier University as a lecturer in photography.

The show opens tomorrow and runs until March.

↑ It’s almost as if he was there – artist Ron O’donnell is pictured with one of the images in his exhibition of photographs entitled Edinburgh: A Lost World