Final chance to see two superb art exhibitions in Ballina
'Interface' by Susan Madart explores self-narration as a means of forming one’s own identity.
There is a last chance to see the two exceptional exhibitions that are currently running at Ballina Arts Centre.
The exhibitions, which have been described as ‘beautiful’ and ‘provoking’, will close on March 14th , when there will be an opportunity to test your own artistic ability at a workshop based on the images.
David Smith's exhibition, 'Don’t Forget to Remember', explores the fluid nature of perception and memory. These works reflect an internal picture of lived, remembered, and imagined experience. Influenced by Zen, ink painting, abstraction, and photography, they carry the contrasting landscape imprints of both Hong Kong and Ireland, two ends of the Eurasian continent. Through beautiful dissolving surfaces and shifting imagery, each work seeks to capture the energy, space, and transience that animate our experience of the world.
'Interface' by Susan Madart explores self-narration as a means of forming one’s own identity.
Using self-portraiture to explore themes of identity and belonging, 'Interface' is a series of self-portraits that include mirrors, reflections and a camera phone. A sense of staging is apparent, and the triangulation of camera, mirror and viewer invites the observer into the narrative.
For the budding artists among you, there will be a family art workshop on the final day of the exhibitions - Saturday, March 14th. Participants will have an opportunity to work with artist Ciara O’Hara to express their own interpretation of these images. The cost is €12 for one adult and one child. Book your place at the box office on 096-73593.
The next exhibitions will open on April 4th when the centre shows works by Ciara Tuite and Cormac O’Leary. Ciara's colourful works considers how modern technology cannot replace the human element of mark making, storytelling and dance. Cormac reflects on a period of uncertainty, and the moments of stillness, brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, through images of journeys through ‘a quiet landscape where nature continued with an inner light’.
