Emmet Kierans
dal 28/2/2012 al 13/3/2012
Segnalato da
28/2/2012
Emmet Kierans
Talbot Gallery & Studios, Dublin
Inside Out, Outside In features a number of pieces that play with preconceptions of reality and questions what takes precedence, the reality of the mind or the reality of the physical world. The exhibition utilises elements of sculpture, painting, photography and installation and often uses materials that have a potential to exist in different states.
Emmet Kierans practice is concerned with the debate surrounding consciousness and how different ideologies on the subject influence our understanding of reality. Consciousness is both completely familiar and utterly mysterious, it’s so elusive in nature that it is impossible to quantify and categorise. What we have instead are opinions and theories. Kierans is particularly interested in the resurgence of a form of Cartesian dualism. This separation of body and mind results in a separation between mind space and real space.
‘Inside Out, Outside In’ seeks to explore these boundaries and unknowns. Some pieces have a quasi-scientific aproach, while others arise from intuition and imagination. The result is a number of pieces that play with preconceptions of reality andquestions what takes precedence, the reality of the mind or the reality of the physical world. By exploiting the inherent malleability of material the artist elicits notions of the plasticity of the reality we inhabit. The exhibition utilises elements of sculpture, painting, photography and installation and often uses materials that have a potential to exist in different states.
This exhibition is part of our Artist Initiated project. Artists Initiated is a project set up to enable artists to utilise the gallery space outside of the gallery’s program of scheduled artists. Rather than being approached by the gallery, the artists selected to partake in Artists Initiated are selected on the basis of a national open call for submissions. The agreement consists of an independent set-up on the part of the artist, while the Talbot Gallery lends not only its central location but also its valuable contacts and its experience as a widely attended and respected venue.
Image: The same thing, again and again, wax, aluminium, shelves
Opening reception Wednesday, 29th February 2012, 6-8pm
Emmet Kierans in conversation with Adrian Duncan on Thursday, 1st March 2012, 6pm, as part of Temple Bar Cultural Trust's First Thursdays Dublin.
Talbot Gallery & Studios
51 Talbot Street - Dublin 1
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