19 August – 17 September 2023
Aisling Roche: Tides, new work and ceramics

Swimming and snorkelling have inspired Aisling since childhood. This exhibition of  work offered us perceptions of memory and remote dreams of the sea. Ceramic sculptures, relief panels and painted maps interrogated our relationship with the coastline, invoking mythology and questioning ecology. The exhibition represented memories, dreams and that other underwater world, the riches that lie beneath. Personal narratives, mythologies, artefacts, treasures and sea life known and unknown.

The show was introduced by Ann Davoren, Director of Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre, as seen in this crafted video by Donagh Long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTfRXVsXOhc

Left: Mapping the ocean 2, 100 x 160 cm, acrylic on canvas, €1950

Right: Glimpse 1—12, 23 x 23 cm, porcelain, each €395

As Aisling’s beautiful show drew to its conclusion, we were delighted to stage an 'In Conversation' session with her and Joe Thoma, artist, musician and arts educator, to discuss her inspiration and practice.

Whorl, porcelain, 54 x 54 x 4.5 cm, 2023. €750 Sold

Foreground: Glimpse 1—12, 23 x 23 cm, porcelain, each €395

Bioluminescence II, Ceramic, 44 x 54 cm, €750