Hidden ghosts animate the betweenness of space

Catalyst Arts

Belfast

January 2023

Hidden ghosts animate the betweenness of space, work presented for the Belfast School of Art MFA Interim Show.

My interest in relationships and the process of memory provides extensive research potential regarding recollection, connectivity, values, and failure.

Working with a wide range of materials, I try to balance the production of new objects with the use of found or inherited materials. Using familiar things, I hope to make a connection with the viewer, triggering memories, opening a space for dialogue about common experiences and stories. This work for The Green Room at Catalyst Arts, Belfast relates to loss, transition and repair. Working from a rural studio location, the space between here and there, now and then, ebbs and flows. Staying connected is a work in progress, constantly being rebuilt as circumstances change.

​The ghosts in this work are the people I have lost, but have also inherited tools and materials from. This is another exhibition Uncle George’s Garage has contributed to.

An abstract sculpture made of wooden planks arranged in a layered, horizontal pattern on a metal frame, with various small decorative objects and balls placed around it, against a plain light gray wall.
A sculpture composed of horizontal wooden planks arranged in a vertical form with various objects and textured balls at the base and around it, set against a plain white wall.
Art installation made of horizontal wooden planks and greenish bricks supported by vertical metal rods, displayed in an indoor gallery space.
Abstract wooden sculpture with various wooden planks arranged horizontally, supported by metal rods, with gravel balls on the floor.
A wooden box filled with a variety of ceramic balls of different colors, patterns, and sizes.
A wooden sculpture resembling a mountain landscape with horizontal wooden planks supported by a wooden frame, placed in a gallery with plain walls and scattered small spherical objects on the floor.
Construction in a gallery of a partially assembled wooden structure and three spherical objects on the floor, casting shadows on the wall.
An abstract sculpture assembled from various wooden pieces and rocks in an art gallery, with small decorative stones on the floor nearby.
Multiple wooden planks arranged horizontally on a metal rack, with some planks showing signs of weathering and nail holes, set against a plain gray wall.
Close-up of stacked wooden planks of various colors and finishes, some with visible knots, nails, and weathered surfaces.
Empty room with white walls, a small wall-mounted wooden shelf with balls of different colors and sizes, and a few balls scattered on the floor.