'Quietly Dispelling the Dark', 2021, colour giclée photographic print measuring 110 cm x 130 cm and 3D installation, cotton and wood, dimensions variable, acquired by the Arts Council of Ireland for their Art Collection, 2024.
The Arts Council Collection dates back to 1962 and works from the collection can be seen in public institutions, galleries and museums across Ireland and international venues.
The photographic work, 'Quietly Dispelling the Dark' (PURE ID: 132875768), depicts a secluded space. The directional light which emanates from outside the room in the photograph, only partially illuminates it. The viewer is therefore positioned in a darkened space, looking outwards towards the light. What lies beyond the room remains perpetually concealed within the space of the image. This pictorial concealment resonates with the contradictory elements of my practice as it relates to the environments I create. Everything is on show, but nothing is revealed.
The installation (PURE ID: 133017549), devised to accompany the photograph, 'Quietly Dispelling the Dark', comprises large-scale grey curtains hovering above a stage-like structure, flanked by steps at either side, leading towards the photographic image. There is a deliberate interplay between what is illuminated in the photographic image, with its back-lit light source and what is obscured by the installation curtains that evoke a sense of concealment.
