14/10/21—30/10/21
Laura Ní Fhlaibhín—trailblazer
Opening Night:
6–8pm Thursday 14th October
Exhibition runs:
Saturday 15th October – Saturday 30th October
Pallas Projects/Studios are pleased to present Laura Ní Fhlaibhín—trailblazer the ninth exhibition of our 2020/21 Artist-Initiated Projects programme.
A tally of carbon mounts .
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Falling into lines and columns and sheets
He-trailblazer- carbon
vanishing from the miniature curtain rail
enclosure
And the wood panelling parted
For him
Shuttling
to
Spirited universe
Trailblazer swooshing down that tunnel
Past the polished panels
Throbbing
into vast brightness that is sweet ecstasy
trip of wonder and love
He goes headfirst and on his ass
Swerving
the
corner
Giddy love tunnel whoops
Arms extending and dancing
It is purely joy and cuming from now on
To be spoken with steadfastness and will and determination for parting panels
and
love tunnels
and
coming cuming
to
phosphorescent
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Carbon
Dots .
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Accompanying text to 'trailblazer' by Àngels Miralda
Events
Carbon and oil: a material based workshop for children.
Saturday, 16th October, 12pm - 1.30pm
Register here
Biography:
Laura Ní Fhlaibhín completed her MFA at Goldsmiths in 2019, graduating with First Class Honours Distinction. She completed her BA at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin in 2013, graduating from the School of Painting and Visual Cultures with a First Class Honours. Recent exhibitions have included 'Conditions', Croydpn, London 2021, ‘In the marl walled court of the Fairyqueen’, Courthouse Arts Centre 2021, ‘Society of Nature’,OnCurating, Zurich 2021, ‘Meet; Gorey School of Art 2021, ‘Gargle’, RAW labs, London, 2020, ’Róisín, silver, rockie’ solo show at Palfrey Space, London 2020, ‘Caol Áit1/2’, 126 Galway 2020, Burren College of Art, Ireland, 2019; Deptford X, London, 2018; Tulca, Galway, 2018; ‘Water jets were used on the four corners of the building’, Newington Art Space, London, 2018; ‘a speech that showed the chair in the middle’, Enclave, London, 2018; ‘Dodecagon’, Space Union, Seoul, 2017; ‘Lamellae’, The Lab, Dublin, 2016. She was the recipient of the Goldsmiths MFA Graduate Almacantar Studio Bursary Award 2019, and Next Generation Bursary, Irish Arts Council 2020. Laura was awarded Arts Council England award, Developing Your Creative Practice, 2021, Visual Arts Bursary Award Irish Arts Council 2021, and Agility Award 2021.
Artist-Initiated Projects at Pallas Projects/Studios is an open-submission, annual gallery programme of exhibitions taking place in the context of a gallery space with a dedicated tradition towards the professional development of artists in a peer-led, supportive environment. This unique programme of funded, artist-initiated projects selected via open call is highly accessible to artists, with a focus on early career, emerging artists and recent graduates. Projects are supplemented with artists' talks, texts, workshops or performances, online events and gallery visits by colleges and local schools.