Credit Photos by Niamh Barry

They looked in the mirror and did not recognise the being looking back. They could see the eyes looked dead and full of pain. At this moment they knew the life they were living was untenable, the choices were stark, death from an overdose or accident, mental hospital incarceration or even jail if they continued on their current path. They found others on the journey to recovery and slowly became able to live life clean, able to handle the tides of existence without self medication with alcohol or drugs.. apart form coffee)
A performance with a film screening inside a car. The film was made in collaboration with the local addiction service users at Tallaght Rehabilitation Project.

Credit Photos by Niamh Barry