Ré na gCréatúr Ciúin/ The Era of Quiet Creatures

This body of work considers the ‘permanence’ of human waste and its effect on other living and non-living things. My work takes the form of sculptural assemblages, whose parts engage with each other materially and spatially. These sculptural assemblages propose to explore ideas of waste or matter, such as human made plastic, as having lively qualities. The sculptures are composed of pre-existing objects such as industrial plastic, metal and foam that connect and entangle with each other via handmade art interventions made from silicone, ceramic and stuffed fabric. The organic and bodily forms in the handmade objects disrupt the visual language and industrial intentions of the pre-existing objects. The merging of materials speculates how future species might adapt or make use of our waste by growing around, on top of, or within debris.