'Beyond Repair And Back Again' draws from research rooted in ideas exploring the body and the environment, specifically the performative interactions with the chosen site that is Doldrum Bay in Howth, County Dublin. After constant visitations, this location became utilised for exploration and connection with one's self and natural contextual awareness. Interest in Doldrum Bay was sparked when searching for a site of ecological interest to be investigated.
It is one of 35 Irish locations where raw sewage is discharged into the sea, despite environmental protection regulations. It was this conflicted treatment and representation of Doldrum Bay that justified it as a place worth investigating. The final body of work is almost a surface level gesture towards the research that has been completed as part of this project. The lens perspective and materiality of the installation bring together themes of private and public space, erosion of the landscape over time, the raw and polished duality through clay and tiles, chaos and repetition.
Still from the Tile Room
Exhibition view of the projection
Exhibition view of the hanging sound sensitive sculpture of rocks
Bird's eye view of a tile installation
Close up view of a tile and rock installation
Collage panorama of the installation with the lights on
Map of the installation
Research
360 degrees render of researched site
Image of the researched site after rockfall
Image from testing out sound and light feature for the hanging sound sensitive sculpture with rocks