Connection #3
2017
Archival Inkjet
18 x 18 cm. Framed
Edition of 6
€80 Framed / €50 Unframed
Meitheal #2
2017
Archival Inkjet
18 x 18 cm. Framed
Edition of 6
€80 Framed / €50 Unframed
This body of work, titled Tribe, takes the lesbian community as the starting point through which to explore lived experience in two contexts, the urban and the rural. By constructing a dialogue between two, self-identified lesbians3—who have each inhabited both city and countryside—the project aims to highlight the role of space and place in building and sustaining communities. The importance of intergenerational communication for the construction of a lesbian identity is a significant feature of this relational understanding. The project invites the viewer to bear witness to the testimony of these women as they discuss their experiences, both past and present, of moving between the two locations. The work also interrogates the structures of rural and urban community development and how the notion of community integration may vary and unfold across time and in different ways
About the Artist
Alisha Doody is a visual artist and educator working within the mediums of photography and moving image. As a queer woman based in Ireland her work has emerged from her exploration of contemporary society through personal experience. As a result of her experiences she began developing an interest in how histories and mentorship can influence the formation of identity within individuals but also collectively within communities. She is committed to ethical and educational engagements with the LGBTQ+ community to understand and represent the effect of the current social and political landscape on this diverse identity and the sharing of this research with the community it involves.
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