On 18 January 2007, the UK-flagged container ship MSC Napoli was damaged in the English Channel and deliberately beached in Lyme Bay to avoid a larger environmental disaster.

Following the beaching, the ship’s main hull was brought to Harland and Wolff in Belfast for decontamination and dismantling. Exactly one hundred years after work began on the Titanic, Harland and Wolff undertook its first ship dismantling project with the MSC Napoli, marking a striking shift from maritime construction to industrial deconstruction.

This immersive exhibition by Paul McCambridge brings together photographic imagery, ambisonic audio and salvaged steel to trace the aftermath of the MSC Napoli and document its nine-month dismantling in Belfast. The work reflects on labour, industry, salvage and the changing meanings of a historic shipyard.

Artist Bio:
Paul McCambridge has worked as a photographer for over 40 years, producing assignments for national and international newspapers and magazines. His work has appeared in publications including Newsweek, Time, Spotlight, Village Magazine, The Observer, The Guardian, The Irish Times, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Tribune, Sunday Business Post and Dagens Nyheter.