I am an artist based in Dundalk, County Louth. In my work the domineering element is bones. The materials are sourced from an abattoir where they would have been disposed of. Some of my sculptures also feature animal bones from the Saltee Islands off the coast of Wexford. The theme of mortality is present in my work along with its conflicting emotions regarding the meat industry. I grew up on a cattle farm which exposed me to the cycles of life. The finality of mortality is something that I am discussing in my work through the materials. I was drawn to the idea of using bones that are in the stages of decomposition and beginning a new transitional phase of their existence. I interpret the bones' natural curvature, creating a piece informed by the materials' organic shape. In a way the bones act as an allegory for existentialism, specifically examining the linear existence paved in society which contrasts the cyclical nature on the material that is exhibiting it.
