Guest Artist
Sean Hanrahan
My studio practice is process based, what i mean is I’m interested in creating work that involves the use of different mediums such as photography, print, drawing or any other tool that will enable me as i see it, too bring into the physical world the awareness of the mind.
Tom Jordan
Originally from County Carlow, I have spent eleven years photographing the streets of Cork. Considerable changes during this time have not all been for the better. Luckily, plans that were stalled by the financial crisis give us time to consider our options regarding built heritage. Camden Palace is itself an example of how an empty building which was ear-marked for demolition, can support new community-based initiatives. My work is concerned with documenting the growth of the modern city in its social and historical context. This is my first photographic exhibition.
The Dog Project
The dog project was a collaborative project with the basic idea of an installation of a hundred dogs.
The project was initiated by Tom Campbell and was a repeat of a similar project in 2005. That year only 72 dogs were made. The Papier mache dogs were made in open workshops, using willow, newspaper, celotape, wire and cardboard mainly recycled materials. The project was made possible with the help of over 100 volunteers and was made possible with the support of the camden quay community art center in the camden palace.The short term goal of the project is to now do photo shoots of the dogs in different places.
Here is a link to a video made about the project.
Kirsten Murray
Kirsten Murray is a mosaic artist living in Cork who works with a variety of found and donated materials. The pieces in this exhibition are entitled “False Feathers” and “Feeding Frenzy”. Visually intricate and sparkling on the surface, their subject matter veers towards the sinister.
Ailbhe Barret
Drawing and painting have been a big part of Ailbhe Barret’s life since she was young. Her interest in drawing has always been inspired by people around her, she likes life drawing and taking inspiration from images of animals, flowers and nature. Ailbhe uses inks, watercolours, acrylics, chalks and charcols to create serene yet uplifting artwork. ‘I love drawing people in action and i like all types of art and artists, I love drawing faces and am open to trying new things all the time’. Ailbhe has exhibited her work in a number of exhibitions including the Jennings Gallery UCC, Crawford College of Art and a solo show at the Quay Co-op.
Lorraine McDonnell
Born 1982, Galway, Ireland.
Lorraine McDonnell graduated from the Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork in June 2005 with an Honours degree. She continued to pursue her artistic practice in her studio on 35 Princes st., working on personal projects. In July 2009, she co-founded Basement Project Space on Camden Quay, an artist-led initiative encompassing an active project/exhibition space and artists studios. Lorraine McDonnell is a current member on the board of BPS and helps with the organisation and running of events as well as working on studio endeavors. Lorraine McDonnell’s work utilizes the mediums of painting, drawing and more recently digital painting and animation, confronting fragments of personal life experiences and the destructive aspects of human nature. Lorraine renders her work through the use of subconscious abstracted narratives, employing playful colours painted in an attempt to disguise and sometimes heighten the experience of viewing her imaginative worlds.