Sharon Murphy’s ‘Mise en Abyme’ at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris focuses on carousels and theatrical décor during their moments of stillness and silence. Building on the artist’s long-standing interest in stage spaces and the performative, these painted horses, decorative frontispieces and drapery become a starting point for exploring fictive realism, illusion and the uncanny.
Sharon Murphy: until 20 December
March 17 - July 28, 2024