Themes of the natural world and climate chaos lie at the heart of Caoimhín Gaffney’s exhibition, writes Eamonn Maxwell
Caoimhín Gaffney is an artist, filmmaker and writer whose work has been shown in exhibitions and film festivals internationally, including the Crawford Art Gallery, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the CAI 02 Contemporary Art Institute, Japan.
‘All at Once Collapsing Together’, their solo show at the Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, featured 20 works spanning film, photography and writing. They were made as part of a project that lasted for two years and saw the artist collaborating with performers Sian Ní Mhuirí and Helen O’Dea in locations across the province of Ulster. The exhibition is centred on a two-screen film work, with 16 photographs and three neon sculptures.
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