Exhibition installation views of 'Anthology of Displacement' and 'We Are All Connected'
2022 © Nicola Anthony
‘Breaking Borders’ exhibition is at Luan Gallery in Athlone, Ireland. This exhibition, curated by Valeria Ceregini, will showcase Nicola Anthony’s sculptural installation Anthology of Displacement and We are all connected as well as new work made during her residency at Luan Gallery. This group show will present artworks by Trudi van der Elsen, Bernadette Hopkins, Vukašin Nedeljković, Beata Piekarska-Daly, Benedict Hutchinson and Myra Jago.
About the Exhibition
Opening and Panel discussion : Saturday 2nd July
2pm - Miriam Mulrennan, Westmeath Arts Officer, will chair a panel discussion between artists and Valeria Ceregini, Curator.
4:30pm - Official opening reception and launch of Breaking Borders by Miriam Mulrennan, Westmeath Arts Officer.
Runs: 3rd July - 25th September 2022
Breaking Borders aims to explore the intersection of multiple narratives and discourses in the arts, engaging a mix of conversations with the exhibiting artists accompanied by talks and performance art contributions.
The group exhibition is an organic project to mix and match artists from all disciplines to contribute to the development of the arts in Ireland and artists’ practice across any discipline. This exhibition project offers a creative and digital approach to the arts to expand the physical exhibition space as a response to these current times where we witnessed an increasing use of technology to implement our reality
Find out more about the previous exhibition in this series here.
Luan Gallery - Opening Hours
Tuesday - Sat - 11am-7pm
Sunday - 12:00-5pm
Admission Free
About the Artworks
Anthology of Displacement tells the stories of people who live life on the border - be that the edge of a geography, an identity, or even time. For this series I invited personal stories from migrants and newcomers who have crossed physical and mental borders. Each text sculpture tells the story of an individual who feels they live life in between two places. Some have moved by choice and economic migration, and some have been forced to move due to war or other circumstances outside of their control. Although there is a big difference between these two types of migration, both can give insight into the intangible, unspoken forces of home, borders, place, duality and otherness. In particular it was important to find out the human side of their story - in contrast to impersonal reports about migration.
Find out more about this artwork here.
We Are All Connected (2019) Nicola Anthony (c)
The text sculpture We Are All Connected includes stories of people who are currently seeking asylum in Ireland. Many of these refugees expressed a sense of imprisonment when their rights were lost in their home countries, and in many cases also since arriving in Ireland if they have not been granted asylum in society yet.
Find out more about this artwork here.
We Are All Connected (Sound Artwork) was originally created for the ‘New Voices of Ireland’ exhibition. Heard through the crackling analogue speaker of an old-fashioned telephone, are 50 migrant stories, from those who have migrated to and from Ireland. The real-life stories have been gathered through the Human Archive Project, giving insight into the type of physical, emotional or mental journey that the listener may not have experienced or imagined previously.
You can keep up with the artwork I am making as part of my residency with Luan Gallery which will be included in this exhibition here.
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