LotusEater is the title of an ongoing collaboration between Aoibheann Greenan and a Dublin-based band of the same name. The project explores various levels at which the work can be experienced and disseminated, and will take multiple forms; an immersive installation consisting of sculptural assemblages, props, and costumes; a one-night music performance. The exhibition will evolve as works are added throughout the exhibition’s duration culminating in the LotusEater performing in the gallery space.
The Greek myth that surrounds the lotus-eater infuses the exhibition with the same sense of entering an exotic set or that in-between space that is often associated with altered states of consciousness. Odysseus returning from the Trojan War tells of North African people who lived in a state of blissful forgetfulness, drugged by the fruit of the legendary lotus. Greenan deliberately attempts to illustrate the experience of disorientation and dislocation through her sculptural assemblages. The pieces reference her recent travels to India and Reykjavik, Iceland exploring the hybridization of cultures.
Aoibheann Greenan graduated from NCAD in 2010 with a first class honours degree in fine art painting. Her solo shows include LotusEater, currently showing at Roscommon Arts Centre; Tahiti Syndrome, The Joinery, Dublin; Rodeo Oracle, The Lab, Dublin; and Motels and Mineral Surfaces, The NAG, Dublin. Recent group shows include; Pallas Periodical Reviews, Pallas Projects, Dublin; For Persons Unknown, IMMA, Dublin; Tentamen, 13 North Great Georges Street, Circling the Square, Gracelands, Limerick; EVA International, Limerick; Around a Volta, Château de Servieres, Marseilles; and The Cloud, Draiocht Arts Centre, Dublin. Greenan has undertaken residencies at SIM in Reykjavik, SOMA in Mexico City, and Château de Servieres in Marseilles.
This exhibition opens on Thursday June 20 and continues at The Gallery, Roscommon Arts Centre until Friday August 30. Access to the gallery is free and during centre opening hours. All welcome.
