Transmission by the Hearth
I am interested in the names we encounter in our day to day lives and how these reflect the migration of peoples. Cultures move, inform one another and evolve. In this series I have taken names encountered, accepted them into Irish culture through transcription into ogham script and then metaphorically gathered them around my family hearth.
In this body of work I address the disparate cultural influences we encounter; the maintenance of diversity; the valuing of that diversity; acceptance of new influences on our culture and the need to welcome those new influences. The vehicle is the diversity of names we encounter, ogham script and the hearth as a place of welcome.
I have developed this work into a Digital Exhibition which can be viewed as pages and in Virtual Reality based on a simplified reconstruction of the ruin of my ancestral home as the venue for the display of the work.
Transmission Untitled, 2019, Pencil on Paper, 42x29cm.
Transmission Untitled, 2019, Pencil on Paper, 42x29cm.
Transmission Untitled, 2019, Pencil on Paper, 42x29cm.
Transmission Untitled, 2019, Pencil on Paper, 42x29cm.
Amin, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 110 x 83cm.
Jude, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 40cm.
Hussain, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 40cm.
Morales, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 102 x 72cm.