RITUALS INTERRUPTED

2004

Rituals Interrupted is a body of work which was made when I stayed with my parents for a prolonged period of time after not having lived with them for a number of years.

My parents had grown older and my relationship with them had changed – they were now an ageing couple living on their own after all their children had left the family home. I began to notice their daily rituals that my presence in their house seemed to disturb.

Our communication was frequently via ‘post-it’ notes which I began to collect, and later photograph, along with aspects of their daily routines to produce Rituals Interrupted.

Exhibited at

Spinning Yarns – Group exhibition travelling throughout the USA, 2011 – 2014

Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania, Winter 2014 | Bluestar Contemporary Art Center, Spring 2014 | Monmouth University, West Long Branch New Jersey, Fall 2014 | Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, Fall 2013 | Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University, Early 2013 | West Virginia Wesleyan College, Fall 2012 | 800 & Ice House Galleries, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. October / November 2011 | Kendall College of Art & Design, Michigan, USA. February / March 2011

All My lovin The Crawford Gallery, Cork, Ireland. February / March 2011

Home Show curated by Libby Rowe. Justice Works Gallery, San Antonio, Texas. November 2010

Fotofestiwal in Lodz, Poland. Main programme of the 2010 festival in May

EV+A Curated by Dan Cameron, Limerick, 2005