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20/3/2012

Suzanne Mooney

Talbot Gallery & Studios, Dublin

Suzanne Mooney, an Irish artist currently based in Tokyo, Japan, uses photographic images to document the landscapes which she encounters. Her exhibition in the Talbot Gallery, 'Experiences of Place' identifies representations of landscape or 'lived-space' as integral to contemporary culture and in particular contemporary visual art practice. These representations can change according to geographical location, socio-political climates and as a result of site-specific occurrences. East-Asia and specifically Japan inform Mooney's work, and a consideration of how globalisation and technological developments have changed both perceptions of space and the way in which lives are lived in these spaces, provides a primary topic of research.

Mooney completed a Masters degree in Fine Art, Visual Realities from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and is now a PhD student of Tama Art University, Tokyo. She has undertaken residencies in Ireland, Korea, Iceland and Spain, travel and the exploration of traditional, indigenous cultures being a major part of her practice. Primarily interested in the medium of photography, Mooney has published projects in SuperMassiveBlackHole magazine and has worked with Dance Theatre of Ireland to produce digital scenography for original productions.

For this exhibition, on the anniversary of the disastrous Japanese earthquake of March 2011, Mooney will consider both the Northeast coastline, the site of this event and the urban centres of Japan independently, providing a contrasting image of an area of destruction and of urban Japanese architectural achievement. She examines the site of this earthquake, the Tohoku region, and documents what she observes in the town of Kesennuma in a photographic series, 'Remnant Mass'. These post-apocalyptic images reveal the temporary and transient nature of dwellings and throw the scale and magnitude of this catastrophe into sharp relief. One cannot help but wonder, how and when these buildings will be returned to their former inhabitants and when this former sea-side town will be restored to its natural beauty.

Japanese architecture has withstood many attacks, from both political and natural sources, as such town-planning and architectural design have become integral to the re-structuring of communities and the re-building of lives. Mooney's second photographic series in this exhibition, 'Walking in the City' examines the urban-scapes of Japan's larger cities, in contract to the impermanence demonstrated in the previous series, these images depict highly-coloured, stylised, permanent, modern structures. Mooney allows a sense of temporality to creep in by placing a single figure in each frame, contrasted in size and scale to the surrounding buildings, this figure provides an insight into the isolation and vastness of urban landscapes.

Talbot Gallery and Studios is delighted to have the opportunity to promote Suzanne Mooney's work in this solo exhibition, 'Experiences of Place' provides the viewer with a insight into Mooney's current practice and the research she has undertaken as part if her PhD, this exhibition allows an exchange between the aesthetic of the city and that of the natural environment.
Elaine Grainger (Director)

Suzanne Mooney in conversation with Professor Hugh Campbell
Friday March 23rd
Gallery walk - through 3.30 pm @ Talbot Gallery
Artist Talk 4.00pm @ The Lab, Foley St.

Opening reception Wednesday 21st March 6 - 8 pm

Talbot Gallery Studios
51 Talbot Street, Dublin
opening hours: Tues - Fri 10.30am - 5.00pm Sat 11.00am - 4.00pm
Admission free

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