This strand of Darklight features the work of exceptional Irish artists who sum up the spirit of independent cinema. In previous years we have been honoured to feature artists Vivienne Dick, Paddy Jolley and Willie Doherty. This year we are delighted to turn the beam of Darklight on Gerard Byrne. Join us as he talks us through a selection of his work.
The Dodo Collective was formed in 2009 to explore the tensions in new media art and technological obsolescence. What does it mean to make art that relies on digital formats that perhaps will be inaccessible in the future? ‘Points of Departure’ is the fourth Dodo Collective exhibition and is intended to bring together each members’ own perspective on new media art and, inadvertently, what might remain of these artworks in a decade from now.
Ideas of fear and fate, foreboding, omens, signs and intuition are central to this collection of work in textiles, print, animation, photography and sound inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s short story and Nicholas Roeg’s 1973 film adaptation. Don’t Look Now opens 26 October and runs until 31 October 2010 from 1-5pm daily
