![]() ![]() How we relate to and make meaning in relation to other bodies, how we respond to mediations of pain to come to an understanding of other bodies and how in an art context it can function politically.įlex-ions by Serena Caulfield, a Wexford based artist, alludes to reflections on the river, and the nature of the River Gallery space at Luan Gallery. One is presented to another in a moment of communication exchange. Using a wide vocabulary of methodologies, sensitive to the nuance of material in balance to the context, this work considers pain as a cultural signifier. Being ill pushes us out, orphans us from belonging…ĭriven by intensive research, new sculptures, paintings, performance and sound, undertaken during Covid-19 restrictions give form to fundamental questions about the verbal difficulty of expressing pain, the political and perceptual complications that arise due to this difficulty. On first glance they don’t appear to have any commonality, working in different styles and mediums, at different stages of their careers, living in different parts of the country and inspired by seemingly unrelated subjects such as language, pain, theology, art history, landscape and mythology and yet they have… these talented and resilient Irish artists produced amazing work under difficult circumstances and are bound by their resilience, talent and determination to connect with audiences.”ĭublin based multidisciplinary artist Susan Buttner presents ‘Orphaned from Belonging’ an exhibition which borrows its title from the 1926 essay “On Being Ill,” by Virgina Woolf, who argues, … in health we maintain the illusion, psychologically and outwardly performative, held in the arms of civilisation and society. “Buttner, Caulfield and Harkin-Petersen are fine examples of this cohort of Irish artists. ![]() Manager of Luan Gallery, Carmel Duffy says: The gallery team closely followed and observed artists who used this challenging time to focus on their practice – conducting research, undertaking residencies, creating new work and participating in professional development. This year Luan Gallery rolled out its programming in support of Irish artists living at home and abroad who created new work during the Covid-19 pandemic. ――― In venue ――― Orphaned from Belonging by Susan Buttner, Flex-ions by Serena Caulfield and Evocation by Anne Harkin-Petersen ![]()
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