Decoding Time
Exhibition Silver River Images Gallery,
Date: March 14th-20th 2013,
Guest Speaker Philip Delamere, Arts Officer-Leitrim County Council
Work developed during the Contemporary Arts Centre Residency, Troy, New York, USA in 2012, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland Travel and Training Award, Leitrim County Council, Individual Artist’s Bursary and the Contemporary Art Centre Merit Award.
Press:The Memory of Art by Stella Carroll
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Materials: wool, silk, bamboo fibers, calico
Size: 178-220cm each
photo by Keith Nolan Photography
'Decoding Time' investigates of how our thinking and emotional responses are conditioned by our physical environment, our upbringing, the events that impact us emotionally, and by the social structures that surround us by exploring the interpretive possibilities for the concept within the Rorschach test providing the viewer a platform for an inner dialogue. Joseph Beuys’ reference to felt, wherein he suggests that art, common materials and one's "everyday life" are ultimately inseparable, is reflected in the use of wool as the medium for my work. The blanket like texture of the wool is intended to elicit a more intimate and sensual interaction between the viewer and the work.
Decoding Time IN OTHER VENUES
2019-2020 Crowded Thresholds, National Design and Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland Touring Exhibition Farmleigh Gallery Dublin, Luan Gallery, Westmeath, Ireland curated by Fiona Mulholland 2019 A Celebration of Textiles and Community, Textile Arts Centre, Brooklyn, NY, 2015-2016 A Dyeing Art: Contemporary Textiles and Fiber Arts, Spartanburg Art Museum (SC), 2015 In The Making - Fermanagh County Museum & Higher Bridges Gallery, Enniskillen, NI Curated by Nicola Gates independent curator, 2015 Extended Territories - Touring Exhibition, a cross-border project European Union’s INTERREG IVA programme Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton and Catalyst Arts Centre, Belfast, NI, UK, 2014 Parallel Shift - NARS Foundation, New York, NY, USA