Kate Mulhall is a Meath based creative with a major interest in Illustration, audio/visual work and typographic design. She enjoys the large scope of possibilities within the design field spanning from editorial publication design to image compositing. She will always be illustrating the world around her through analogue and digital methods as well as using photography as a tool to capture inspirations for future projects. She is hardworking, vigilant and is always willing to learn new skills and experience new ways to experience the design space.
“In Memoria” aims to encourage appreciation and recognition to the animals we share this earth with no matter how big or small they may be, from insects to some of the world's largest mammals, we all have a vital role and place on earth. This project aims to give a platform to just some of the animals that we are familiar with who are now at risk of permanent extinction.
Animals big and small are facing the threat of permanent extinction with “Two million species at risk of extinction” according to the UN. “In Memoria” takes the form of a Leporello, depicting endangered animals through a series of Screenprinted linework illustrations. This project comes from a place of passion, animals have been an impactful part of my life and I hope they continue to be. Every aspect of earth is precious and that includes creatures big and small who continuously support the earths ecosystem who now need to be protected and considered. The Anthropocene is now there is a sea of information and advice about what to do about it logistically, yet there is little about how to mentally come to terms with this existential crisis and related grief. This project aims to represent the grief found in seeing the animals we have all grown up with and loved to be represented as a memory.
“Inking The Soul” is an interactive print and digital typographic project which encourages people to be open minded and to learn about the different cultures who built the building blocks for tattooing today, and to learn how we are all connected as human beings, with the focus on tattoo and pattern.
Karger Publishers states that tattoos “can be a symbol of both individuality and group affiliation”, the reasoning behind getting a tattoo are “complex” and differ from person to person. There is a shared human experience in the desire for self-expression, wanting to project the inward to the outward. Tattoos have been chosen as a form of expression for generation cultures stemming from Egypt, Alaska, Polynesia and Japan to name a few have adapted tattooing into a core part of their cultures. Each tattoo pattern and linework from vastly different cultures hold significant meaning. In the western world, tattooing has a very different approach, tattoos are appreciated as an art form instead of being deeply meaningful. Neither approach is correct or incorrect and can co-exist together in a shared space.