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The Idea of an Island - 2020

My first Covid Collection was born out of frustration. I had been scheduled to make a show on and in response to  Spike Island. Steeped in history, the island was at various times a monastery, a fortress and most recently a prison. It is one of the most latently atmospheric places I have ever set foot.
The planned exhibition was postponed due to the pandemic, so I settled on imagining a sense of the island both as an inhabitant (at times a prisoner longing to leave, as a monk drawing inspiration for a divine devotion and as guardians custodians) and from the mainland seeing the island as a dream destination.
A theme of longing runs throughout the work. The scale of my work definitely got larger during this time. Being confined to the studio - initially a penance, proved the perfect opportunity to develop my studio practice and the scale of my work.
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A Hymn to the Silence
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There will be time
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The Lucid (after Conor Walsh)
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Starting Over
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On Silver Strand
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Nothing Last Forever – Luckily We Have Now
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Fools Rush In
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Estuaries of the Mind
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Inner Life
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Collection list

From Source - 2024
From Source - 2024
13 products
Begin to Hope - 2022
14 products
The Idea of an Island - 2020
15 products
The Outliers – A Prologue - 2019
11 products
The Sean Nós & The Sea - 2019
27 products
Threshold
10 products
‘Chugam’ - 2020
19 products
Collection
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