ROMANTIC IRELAND
Eimear Walshe
Project Arts Centre
English
Softcover
172 x 93 mm
176 pages
2024
ISBN 9781872493664
ROMANTIC IRELAND is the accompanying publication for Eimear Walshe’s participation in Ireland at Venice 2024. Set on the site of an unfinished earth build, the work stages soapy, dramatic encounters between character archetypes from the 19th–21st centuries. The publication vividly captures the energy of the filmmaking by including behind-the-scenes documentation and captioning from the libretto. Participants in the performance include Rima Baransi, Ghaliah Conroy, Cillian Byrne, Ailbhe W. Drohan, Ethan Soost, Eimear Walshe and Mufutau Yusuf.
About the Artist
Eimear Walshe (b. Longford, 1992, they/them) is an artist from Longford, Ireland. Their work traces the legacy of late 19th-century land contestation in Ireland through private property, sexual conservatism, and the built environment. They travel across the island of Ireland, screening, reading, and performing their work. They have recently exhibited with Van Abbemuseum, EVA International, the National Sculpture Factory, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, with work held in the collections of the Arts Council and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
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About the Publisher
Project Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary arts centre based in Temple Bar, Dublin, which hosts visual arts, theatre, dance, music, and performance. In 2024, their team including curator Sara Greavu curated the Irish Pavillion at the 60th Venice Biennale with Longford artist Eimear Walshe.
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