If a tree falls down in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Through illustration and embroidery, I have created a broad vision of the society and culture of Ireland.
I have created a flag that stitches the 32 counties on the island of Ireland together to be launched into space as a follow-up that sits in harmony with the golden record that was sent in 1977.
![Gaelic Aeronautic Space Art](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/d8ef7eb121-1711919014/1-first-image-1200x-q80.jpg)
Gaelic Aeronautic Space Art
![Flag sketch](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/6173bb7a6b-1711919014/2-flagblueprint-72-1200x-q80.jpg)
Flag sketch
![](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/ea7c5e16ce-1711919014/5-flagfinal-photo72-1200x-q80.jpg)
![Half the world away, zine](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/9306429859-1711919014/6-zinefinal72-1200x-q80.jpg)
Half the world away, zine
![Zine Excerpt](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/e046a6db3d-1711919014/7-frontandbackzine72-1200x-q80.jpg)
Zine Excerpt
![](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/01594a7209-1711919014/8-zine-multply-1200x-q80.jpg)
![Filter loop](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/7e9e0fabba-1711919014/9_filtergif.gif)
Filter loop
![](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/edac7bbdec-1711919014/10_gasa-gif-1.gif)
Research
![Two sketches of the patches on the flag](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/78dc340e63-1711919014/3-flagresearch-1200x-q80.jpg)
Two sketches of the patches on the flag
![](https://2021.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/aisling-madden/24a7d21116-1711919014/4-sewingprogress-photo72-1200x-q80.jpg)
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