Residency
I was awarded the 2025 ATU Graduate Interface Inagh Residency, where I undertook research into blanket bog ecosystems through a focused study of Sphagnum moss—the essential building block of bog formation. Immersed in the landscape, I drew inspiration from both the physical environment and Interface’s ethos of merging science and art as complementary ways of understanding the world.
During the residency, I used the studio facilities, particularly the printing press, combining etching with gelli plate techniques to explore texture, layering, and organic form. The surrounding landscape, with its expansive views and quiet atmosphere, became central to my photographic practice and informed the creation of a meditative film that reflected the tranquillity and stillness of the space.
My primary artwork was an eleven-globe mobile composed of transparent plastic spheres, each containing a different species of moss sealed within a self-contained terrarium. Each globe functioned as a miniature ecosystem, suspended in balance and echoing the fragility and interdependence of bog environments.
Selected works were exhibited in the Interface Members’ Show during the Clifden Arts Festival. This body of work marked the beginning of my MA research and a deeper engagement with ecological concerns in my local landscape.
Residency
I was awarded the 2025 ATU Graduate Interface Inagh Residency, where I undertook research into blanket bog ecosystems through a focused study of Sphagnum moss—the essential building block of bog formation. Immersed in the landscape, I drew inspiration from both the physical environment and Interface’s ethos of merging science and art as complementary ways of understanding the world.
During the residency, I used the studio facilities, particularly the printing press, combining etching with gelli plate techniques to explore texture, layering, and organic form. The surrounding landscape, with its expansive views and quiet atmosphere, became central to my photographic practice and informed the creation of a meditative film that reflected the tranquillity and stillness of the space.
My primary artwork was an eleven-globe mobile composed of transparent plastic spheres, each containing a different species of moss sealed within a self-contained terrarium. Each globe functioned as a miniature ecosystem, suspended in balance and echoing the fragility and interdependence of bog environments.
Selected works were exhibited in the Interface Members’ Show during the Clifden Arts Festival. This body of work marked the beginning of my MA research and a deeper engagement with ecological concerns in my local landscape.