Tincture, 2023, oil and gesso on found wood, 15 x 18cm. As installed at The LAB Gallery, Dublin.
VHS, 2023, found photographs, archival paper, mountboard and oil on wood with artist's frame, 23.2 x 29 x 2cm
installation view, The LAB Gallery, Dublin.
Lychee, 2023, oil, gesso and chalk on reclaimed board, 59.6 x 76cm. As installed at The LAB Gallery, Dublin.
Dislocate, 2023, oil on wood with metal, styrofoam and PVC pipe, dimensions variable. As installed at The LAB Gallery, Dublin
Dislocate (detail), 2023
Rigid-Body Dynamics, mixed media installation. Shown as part of Two Steps, Twice at The LAB Gallery, 2023 | photography by Louis Haugh
7:29pm, 2023, digital print, 25 x 20cm
Rigid-Body Dynamics, installation detail | photography by Louis Haugh
Disquiet, 2023, found photographs, archival paper and oil on wood with artist's frame, 23.2 x 29 x 2cm
Rigid-Body Dynamics, installation detail | photography by Louis Haugh
Unquiet, 2023, oil paint, perspex found photographs, found frame, 16.8 x 21.8cm
Pocket, 2023, chalk, pencil, paper, ink, cotton, oil and gesso on wood with artist's frame, 23.2 x 29 x 2cm
Lockjaw, 2023, mixed media site-specific assemblage, dimensions variable. As installed at The LAB Gallery, Dublin.
Limbic, 2023, oil on found wood, 14.9 x 18.4cm. As installed at The LAB Gallery, Dublin
Fissure, 2023, oil on found perspex with found wood, 46.6 x 50 x 5.8cm. As installed at The LAB Gallery, Dublin.
shown as part of Two Steps, Twice | Art & Research Collaboration MA degree exhibition, The LAB, Dublin
13 Dec 2023 - 6 Jan 2024
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Rigid-Body Dynamics is a term borrowed from the field of classical mechanics.
It describes how systems of interconnected particles (or bodies) move, under the action of an external force. Using this notion as a verbal touchstone, the work draws parallels ー by way of material as well as language ー between the physical science of dynamics and the practice, or process, of making a painting.
This research stems from questioning how the felt, evocative, embodied materiality of things co-exist alongside more calculated, methodical systems of thought, using painting and its expanded physicality as a conduit to explore this duality. The concept of Rigid-Body Dynamics, as it evolves and unfolds over time, also lends itself to a kind of quantum thinking. A seeing of material as particles or fragments that embrace the space of paradox, mysticism and ambiguity.
Taking shape as a low-tech, site-responsive installation, the body of work seen above is collectively composed of found or reclaimed material, activating multiple frames, portals and thresholds in the process. I wanted to orchestrate a physical system ー or network ー of interconnected particles, weaving various forms of ‘painting’ into the fabric of The LAB space, while offering novel perspectives on decision-making and material manipulation.