I am a visual and spatial artist whose current body of work centres around the notion of language, the power it possesses, and what it can both give and take away from us. I explore the loss of mother tongue with a particular focus on the Irish language as it is my heritage. Whilst looking into cultural relationships within language, I am also considering personal connections. Considering shorthand poetry, chasing desires for my own life and the world at large. I use a variety of mediums ranging from ceramics and tufting to painting and furniture making, in order to activate spaces that allow me to share the given message. 

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Throughout my work, I have been playing with fonts, diving into the irony within old English fonts and the empowerment of traditional Irish fonts. I abstract letter forms in the sculptures I create, manipulating traits within the font to help create spatially dynamic sculptures. I play with the fonts’ shapes and forms, just as I do the meanings of the words. This is similarly found within my furniture making, as I break up words into letters which then become different supporting aspects within the functional sculptures.

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Playing between what can and cannot be legible, I propose a challenge to the viewer, as most of the time we can read and see words without actively thinking. By forcing viewers to take a moment to figure out what it is I am trying to communicate, I provide them with a purpose and function within the space. 

 

The work itself does not embody traditional high art techniques or aesthetics, instead, I create works that are almost naive in tone. I always want my work to hold some kind of purpose, aiming to speak on socio-political topics, as well as areas that are relatable and/or encourage moments for reflection. My practice is very responsive to both my environments and emotions but also in its materiality. Allowing a variety of audiences to feel an element of comfort within my work is a key driver behind much of my material, compositional and topical motivations. I entrust that this and the use of recognisable materials and shapes (furniture, wools, ceramics, and compositions) opens up my practice to wider audiences through subconscious familiarity within the work.