To Be Two

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To Be Two is painted using my own inks, dyes and stains, made out of the materials gathered and adapted from my immediate and intimate surroundings such as plants, mud and household detritus things within my arm’s reach. The piece brings together moments and the materials from the everyday to focus upon the way emotions, feelings and bonds that originate within and between bodies are transferred and shared. It is a collage of animation, video, poetry and sound recordings.

To Be Two seeks to create a new myth of motherhood; water and colour – instead of blood or DNA – become the metaphor and material for describing how we imagine and manifest our selves through each other. It is an origin story of becoming – mothers, a son, a family.

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To Be Two won best poetry film at the O’Bheal poetry festival in Cork in 2024

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