MSC Napoli by Paul McCambridge
Late Night Art July
Thursday 2nd July, 6-8pm
MSC Napoli
This immersive exhibition of photographic imagery, ambisonic audio and salvaged steel captures the monumental aftermath of the MSC Napoli: the vessel's journey from a fractured wreck to a symbol of industrial redemption. The artworks displayed in this collection document its nine-month dismantling process.
On January 18th, 2007, the UK flagged container ship MSC Napoli fell victim to the turbulent waters of the English Channel, ultimately being deliberately beached in Lyme Bay to prevent a larger environmental catastrophe.
Following the beaching, the Napoli’s massive main hull was transported to Harland and Wolff (H&W) in Belfast for socially and environmentally responsible decontamination. Poignantly, exactly one hundred years after beginning work on the Titanic, H&W undertook its first ever ship dismantling project with the Napoli. It marked a profound, historic pivot from maritime creation to sustainable deconstruction.
Paul McCambridge is a member of DAS and has been a photographer for over 40 years, covering assignments for national and international newspapers and magazines. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Time, Spotlight, Village Magazine, The Observer, Guardian, Irish Times, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Tribune, Sunday Business Post, Dagens Nyheter and many more international publications. Newsweek, Time, Spotlight, Village Magazine.
