I am a multidisciplinary artist based in West Cork working across mediums such as film, performance and sculpture. My work explores themes around technology, sexuality and representation. I am particularly interested in reconfiguring narratives played out through art, fairy tales and popular culture in order to subvert or parody the reoccurrences that contribute to cycling digital entrapments of the contemporary moment.
Eden. is a 9-minute looped film installation displayed on two sculptural screens. The film is an exploration of digital performativity, cookie collection and the gaze.
There is a perceived freedom when considering representation – especially of the self – that often falls short of expectations. Whilst our performativity increases what is digitally known about us to increase profitability – what are the “stuffs” we are actually gaining from this constant engagement?
The film mirrors the fixed perspective of representational painting to allow each character’s performance to play out simultaneously. In “this” world, the prospects of progression are met with the limitations of the character’s digitally constructed world. Each character is obstructed in some way – the expectations of being an active agent within these spaces is not met, and ultimately the characters are stuck within their cycles of performativity.