My work has a distinct foundation in landscape, using ideas mined from nature myth and folklore, and the curation of these, to inform and evolve cultural identity
My work has a distinct foundation in landscape, using ideas mined from nature myth and folklore, and the curation of these, to inform and evolve cultural identity
Past work has dealt with the perception of time and space, using series of audio visual vignettes and illusions to evolve new ways of seeing that point towards ideas of liminality; that is threshold states at a point of transformation between opposing worlds, where a mythical gesture may be formed.
I wish to develop a new body of work that builds upon these themes and (based upon fragments of Irish mythology, folklore and pishogue) — centres on ideas of transference of archetypes (from place to place and culture to culture).
These might manifest as a journey through a landscape overlaid with memories, real and imaginary, that manifest in a kind of “hauntology”.
I will explore the possibility of drilling down through existing archived texts, particularly those collected directly from rural communities. These threads will create a background tapestry upon which I will begin to draw my own lines of interpretation using film and music as directive voices.
I am particularly interested in the Schools Collection in the National Folklore Archive as these exhibit a definite sense of oral tradition within a localised community setting. They also exhibit a voice that resonates with wonder and sincerity creating, when seen in fragmented form, an almost surreal view of a world embedded deep within mythic motif.
I will look at the use of both spoken and written text, and see how either, or a combination of the two, affect the reading of image when married to the atmospheric conditioning of music and sound design.
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2021 ?ILLUSION¿ t.ransienttt ONLINE RESIDENCY
2021 VIDEO PROJECTION @ OPENING OF PARALYMPICS, NARITA, JAPAN
2020 t.ransienttt ONLINE RESIDENCY
2020 EMBER, ST PETER'S, CORK
2019 THREADS, UILLINN, WEST CORK ARTS CENTRE 2017 MACHINES, LHQ GALLERY, COUNTY HALL, CORK 2017 THE MOUNTAINS OF VENICE, IMMERSIVE SOUNDSCAPE FOR ILLUMINARIUM, GLOBAL TOURING STRUCTURE
2017 DARKWOOD, CLONAKILTY ARTS CENTRE, CORK 2016 GOTHIC, ST. FINBARRES CATHEDRAL, CORK
2016 GLASS #1, UMW VIDEO WALL, UNIVERSITY OF MARYWASHINGTON, VIRGINIA, USA
2015 PENTALUM, KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL
2015 MATERIALS / MACHINES, EISGE, CARLOW
2014 MATERIALS, CENTRE FOR CREATIVE PRACTICES,DUBLIN
2013 MATERIALS, CORK COUNTY ARTS GALLERY, COUNTY HALL, CORK
2012 WORLD RIDDLE, CORK COUNTY ARTS GALLERY, COUNTY HALL, CORK
2012 WORLD RIDDLE, EXCELL, TIPPERARY
2012 WORLD RIDDLE, SOUND & VISION, WEST CORK ARTS CENTRE
2011 MICROCINEMA, FASTNET SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
2011 DANS MAEN, FASTNET SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
2011 DANS MAEN, DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE, DROGHEDA, CO. LOUTH
2010 THE GLASS BOOK, KINSALE ARTS FESTIVAL
2009 GHOSTBOX, DOSWELL GALLERY, CORK,
2009 MIRE - CURVED EDITION BODY & SOUL, ELECTRIC PICNIC BOUTIQUE FESTIVAL, CO. LOIS 2009 THE GLASS BOOK BANTRY LITERARY FESTIVAL/VARIOUS VENUES ON TOUR 2008 DEEP SPACE IMMERSION CHAMBER ART TRAIL/BLACKROCK CASTLE OBSERVATORY, CORK 2008 EXILES, MA JOR TOURING LARGE SCALE WORK FOR CORK HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS
2008 BODY & SOUL, ELECTRIC PICNIC BOUTIQUE FESTIVAL, CO. LOIS
2007 TAKE ME HOME SESSIONS, THE BIG CHILL FESTIVAL, EASTNOR, ENGLAND
2007 MIRE LE, TAYT GALLERY, CORK
2006 MIRE, WEST CORK ARTS CENTRE, COUNTY CORK, IRELAND
2005 FUTURE LAND – A STRANGE AWAKENING, CRAWFORD MUNICIPAL GALLERY, CORK
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2022 CARBON-BORDERS-VOICES, UK
2021 REVISION PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL, BELFAST 2021 YEATS & YUNG @ CORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2021 Festival Foreste, Associazione Montagna, Bergamo Italia
2021 The Art of Music, Lancaster with Catherine Orr 2021 Cork International Film Festival
2021 K-Fest (3 installations)
2021 Art Number 23, Athens
2021 Birr Vintage Festival
2021 Voices of Earth Virtual Art Exhibition
2021 TIDAL WITH SHIN YU PAI @ King Street Station, a City of Seattle Office of arts and culture space
2021 TIDAL WITH SHIN YU PAI @ THE LIFT OFF SESSIONS 2021 ICE WITH BERNICE CORCORAN @ EARTH PATTERNS 2021 OPEN FRAGMENT ONLINE/TWITCH
2021 PROJECT LAZARETTA WITH SHIN YU PAI — EYESWALK, GREECE
2021 STAY CONNECTED — THREE WORKS INC.
2021 SONAZINE — STILL INC. IN PUBLICATION
2021 SIGNS OF THE NIGHT LISBON, OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 STAY CONNECTED VIRUAL EXHIBITION
2020 THREADS / video, spoken text @ REVISION, Belfast 2020 Video art prints | @ Kinsale Arts Weekend
2020 Phantom Perspectives | Fringe Arts Bath Online 2020 Cultivate Presents: (Far from the) Turmoil
2020 COGS | Bibart Biennale*Restart Project, Greece 2020 Sydenham Artist Trail | Online Exhibition
2020 Psychasthenia | Online Exhibition
2020 THREADS / MIRE @ EYES WALK DIGITAL FESTIVAL,CORFU
2020 FOREVER @ OPEN SPECTACLE, COVENTRY CATHEDRAL 2020 MIRE @ EROS, BLACK BOX, TEHRAN, IRAN
2019 THREADS @ LUMINOUS VOID, THE GUESTHOUSE, CORK
2019 DARKWOOD @ MEGALITH — THE WRONG BIENALE GLOBAL TOURING ROUTER
2019 RINGS @ KAW, KINSALE, CORK
2019 MATERIALS @ CICA MUSEUM, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 2019 MIRE @ EYES WALK DIGITAL FESTIVAL, EROS, GREECE 2019 SWIM @ CATCH19 THE SEA THE NUDE THE MUSE KILMORE QUAY, WEXFORD
2019 DARKWOOD TRIPTYCH @ WE GROW INTO THE FOREST LONDON E3
2019 GOTHIC & LANDSCAPE WITH SUPERNATURAL FIGURES
@ART D'MORTE, WHITBY, YOURKSHIRE, UK ? 2018 NOSTALGIA, ART NUMBER 23, ATHENS,GREECE 2018 EUROPE STARTED HERE, CASTLE OF MYTILENE, GREECE
2018 MATERIALS (FINALIST) VIDEO ART EVENT, ROMANIA 2018 EYES WALK DIGITAL FESTIVAL, SYROS, GREECE 2018 THRESHOLDS @ GONZO, THESSALONIKI, GREECE 2018 DOORWAYS @ FRINGE ARTS BATH, UK
2018 SOLAS NUA @ DUPONT UNDERGROUND, WASHINGTON
2017 WORLD RIDDLE & DARKWOOD @ FRAZER SENTIDO ART MAP, ÍLHAVO, PORTUGAL
2017 FRAMES, ARCHITECTURE & THE MOVING IMAGE AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE IRELAND 2017 DARKWOOD / WORLDRIDDLE, ARTMAP, BRAGA, PORTUGAL
2017 GOTHIC, ORCHID AND THE METAL, CHISENHALE STUDIOS, LONDON
2017 GOTHIC, DAMER HOUSE GALLERY, ROSCREA, CO.TIPPERARY
2016 GOTHIC, TALL TALES H&G CREATIONS, DUBLIN
2016 RE-COGNITION ART-MAP PONTE DE LIMA, PORTUGAL 2015 FRAMES, GLUCKSMAN FUTURES, LEWIS GLUCKSMAN GALLERY, CORK
2015 SEDITION, VANCOUVER WITH TRACEY EMIN, MAT COLLISHAW, RON ARAD, SCANNER
2015 MOTLEY, HIVE EMERGING, WATERFORD
2015 MATERIALS, COASTAL CURRENTS FESTIVAL, HASTINGS 2015 HIVE EMERGING, WATERFORD
2015 MATERIALS / MACHINES, PHASE ONE, THE DOCK, LEITRIM
2014 GREEN STORMING, GERMANY
2014 MIRAGE SUPERIOR, YOUGHAL, CORK
2014 SIGHT:SOUND:SITE, WEST CORK ARTS CENTRE, SKIBBEREEN
2014 PHASE ONE ELECTRONIC FESTIVAL, THE DOCK 2014 NUIT BLANCHE, DUBLIN
2013 UNDER, MAMUSKA, DUBLIN
2013 NUIT BLANCHE, IMOCA/MOXIE STUDIOS, DUBLIN 2012 HILTOWN NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
2012 LOVE LOMO, RANALAGH ARTS CENTRE, DUBLIN 2012 MAMUSKA, DUBLIN
2012 KILMAINHAM ARTS CLUB
2012 TUAM ARTS CLUB
2011 POSTED 3 – FUTURE WORLD, WEB PUBLICATION, IRELAND
2011 GHOSTBOX LE, EARWIG, TUAM, IRELAND
2011 RUST, HILLTOWN NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL, IRELAND 2011 MAMUSKA, DUBLIN
2010 LEWIS ART GALLERY, MILLSAPS, JACKSON MISSISSIPPI, USA
2010 SOUND & VISION, SKIBBEREEN ARTS FESTIVAL, CORK 2010 PEN PEAR, LITTLE GHOST GALLERY, KILLKENNY
2010 EVERYONE IS AN AUDIENCE, WATERFORD
2010 CROSSTALK VIDEO ART FESTIVAL, BUDAPEST
2010 COMMON GROUND, A & I GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA 2010 MART TOURING, NORWAY, BERLIN, BRATISLAVA,DUBLIN
2009 DEEP SPACE IMMERSION CHAMBER SCIENCE GALLERY AT THE ELECTRIC PICNIC
2009 LABYRINTH, PROJECTION MART/GALWAY CITY MUSEUM
2009 INFECTIOUS, SCIENCE GALLERY, TRINITY, DUBLIN 2009 EREBUS & TERROR, DRAÍOCHT, DUBLIN
2009 EAR-PLUGGED, THE LAB, DUBLIN
2008 CATALYST, BLACK BOX, BELFAST
2008 SWITCH, NENAGH, CO TIPPERARY
2008 BODY AND SOUL, ELECTRIC PICNIC, CO. LOISE, IRELAND
2008 OPEN HOUSE, SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE, CORK
2008 HAUN TIE ART MUSEUM, BEIJING, CHINA
2008 DARKLIGHT, DUBLIN
2008 PROJECTED WEEKENDS, THE DIGITAL HUB, DUBLIN 2008 COMMON GROUND, INTERNATIONAL TOURING EXHIBITION
2008 INERTIA AND BEYOND, BLACK MARIAH, CORK 2007 SOUNDS ELECTRIC '07, DUBLIN ELECTRONIC ARTS FESTIVAL
2007 THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT, VISUAL ARTS CENTRE, SCUNTHORPE
2007 PROJECTED WEEKENDS, THE DIGITAL HUB, DUBLIN 2005 EIST, LIMERICK CITY GALLERY OF ART, LIMERICK 2004 C2, CRAWFORD MUNICIPAL GALLERY, CORK
2004 DARKLIGHT, DUBLIN
