Programme
Martina Cleary
Martina Cleary joins us for the Workspace Social to talk about her practice-led PhD research at The European Centre for Photographic Research in Newport. Her work explores how the photograph operates as a site of mnemonic return, in particular how certain images function as more than visual document, to trigger deeper affective associations and processes of narrative return. Her work traces several memory journeys from the personal to the collective, using images, texts and objects, to explore how memory work can become a creative method and aesthetic, to reconstitute ideas of identity, place and belonging.
Admission is free and all are welcome. Don’t forget to bring your lunch!
About Martina:
Martina Cleary is a lens-based media artist based in the West of Ireland. She began her studies at NCAD Dublin and the Crawford College of Art and Design Cork, followed by postgraduate studies at The Finnish Academy of Fine Art and The Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture in Helsinki. Martina has exhibited nationally and internationally since the mid 1990’s, with support from the Arts Councils of Ireland and Finland, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Clare County Arts Office and a number of other organisations in both Ireland and abroad.
Recently her work has been shown Cité Internationale Des Universitaires de Paris (2017), The Courthouse Gallery Ennistymon, and Glór Ennis (2016). Format (2015) Derby, The Athen’s Photo Festival (2015), Just Another Photo Festival (2015) New Delhi, Obscura Festival (2015) Malaysia, Tiblisi Photo Festival (2015), Avenue C-Studio New York (2015), and the Impressions Fine Art Expo (2015) Galway. Along with her work as an artist, in recent years Martina has also worked as a lecturer and visiting artist for a number of institutes and organisations including, The EU Urban Development Project and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, BCA, GMIT and LSAD in Ireland, Cardiff School of Art & Design in the UK, and Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia. Martina currently lectures in Photography, Film & Video at Limerick School of Art & Design, and has recently completed a Practice-Based PhD at The European Centre of Photographic Research e(CPR) Newport.
New to the Workspace Social?
The Workspace Social is a weekly event developed as an alternative format for artists’ talks and networking. Every Thursday, a local or visiting artist is invited to join us for lunch: to discuss a recent project, to share new research or to propose an activity. Participants are welcome to bring along their lunch and to eat with the artist.