Programme
Bíodh Orm Anocht: Received at the Graveyard
Received at the Graveyard is a sonic installation by Seán Hannan revolving around an evolving voice AI (artificial intelligence). At its core lies a handful of field recordings made in Ireland in the 1950s that captured the final traces of a near-extinct tradition, keening (caoineadh).
Hannan will begin with an informal talk at Ormston House about Received at the Graveyard and his artistic practice. His work explores how forgotten voices and rituals can echo into the future, both through unstable technologies and systems of collaboration.
The talk will be followed by a five-minute walk to St. Michael’s Graveyard, where an outdoor broadcast of Received at the Graveyard will take place.
Meet at Ormston House on Saturday, 30 August 2025 at 12pm. Admission is free and booking is not necessary.
This event will have limited accessibility due to steps and uneven ground.
About Seán Hannan:
Hannan lives and works in Amsterdam and graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam in 2009. His work has been shown in numerous art venues such as the RU exhibition space, New York; Upstream gallery, Amsterdam; and Hotel Maria Kapel in Hoorn. Hannan participated in Unfair16. He has also received numerous project grants from the Amsterdam fund for the arts (AFK).
