Outside of Time @ Blackstack Studio – Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014

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I’m exhibiting a piece from a new series I’m currently working on. It’s a digital print on tapestry fabric, the words are stitched with cross stitch and cast a shadow of text on the wall behind. The image is from a shrine at the recently discovered mass infant grave at the Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co. Galway.  Outside of Time is an exhibition of fine art printmaking by the Blackstack Studio members. The work on show examines and recreates the atmosphere of fairytales, folklore and myths and taps into the powerful psychological workings of these age-old stories. The tale of Rumpelstiltskin was the starting point for my piece, the chilling words ‘…then promise me your firstborn’ was the impetus.

Infant Grave, Tuam 2014

 

Infant Grave, Tuam 2014 (shadow)