BODIES of water
MATERIALS FROM THE MAKING OF BODIES OF WATER, A NEW MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SHOW FROM A COLLECTIVE OF ARTISTS: MAEVE STONE, EOGHAN CARRICK, ÚNA KAVANAGH, JONAH KING AND FRANK SWEENEY. THE WORK EXPLORES A FICTIONAL VIDEO ARTIST CALLED IRA DEAN, WHO WENT MISSING TEN YEARS AGO WHILE SAILING TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC GARBAGE PATCH. THE SHOW WAS PRESENTED AS AN EXHIBITION, FEATURING A FOUR-CHANNEL VIDEO INSTALLATION, SOUND DESIGN AND MATERIALS FROM IRA'S STUDIO.
About BODIES OF WATER:
An exhibition by an artist you have never heard of, created in collaboration with Maeve Stone, Eoghan Carrick, Jonah King and Úna Kavanagh. Ira Dean disappeared at sea in 2009 while making her final artwork. She vanished completely. But was it an accident? A tragedy? A hoax? The mystery has haunted her partner, Jan Kavanagh, for the last decade in her search for clues in the surviving artworks. Join her as she introduces us to the life and work of Ira Dean. Bodies of Water ran at The Chocolate Factory until the 12th September as part of Dublin Fringe Festival.
Published: 13/09/19 |