Aideen Barry’s ambitious new exhibition is a mix of performance, animated image and sound installation. Through this visually spectacular cry of alarm, the multimedia artist responds to the threat posed by war, the pandemic and environmental challenges to culture and human existence. The role of the artist is seen here as primordial and Aideen Barry finds his inspiration in the musician and collector of traditional Irish music Edward Bunting, who contributed greatly to halt the disappearance of the harp in the 19th century. For this apocalyptic manifesto, she collaborated with the harpist Aisling Lyons, the conceptual fashion designer Margaret O'Connor or the Canadian electro musician RIIT ᕇᑦ, which continues the Inuit tradition of guttural singing after decades of prohibition in the 20th century.
Exhibition open until October 30 More details: www.centreculturelirlandais.com/en-ce-moment/expositions-evenements/aideen-barry