I went to the mines. There was a guy willing to be photographed, to look in the camera. But he was a workingman.

Robert Frank

Tierney discovers the same force in the eyes of Winnie Collins' gang on Dublin's South Docks. The kids whoop it up beside the caravans; with and against Lampert's jangled version of a dirge.
Tiger Me Bollix was filmed at the request of the three children featured - members of the Irish Traveller (or Gypsy) community. Their actions were self-directed; my camera was at their disposal and became part of the game. The sound-track was recorded while watching the image, using visual rhythm as a key to composition.