An Gailearaí presents
Christina McBride – Croí Thír
- Friday 7th July – Friday 25th August
- Monday, 10.30am – 1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm; Wednesday, 1pm – 4pm, 5pm - 5.30pm & Friday, 10.30am – 1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm
- Visual Arts & Film
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An Gailearaí presents
Christina McBride - Croí Thír
Croí Thír (Heartland)
Christina McBride is an artist based in Glasgow and lectures on the Master of Fine Art at the Glasgow School of Art and has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally.
Croí Thír is a new body of lens-based works made during a residency in Goath Dobhair, on the west coast of Donegal.
The works are informed by the specificity of the landscape and are made using a range of analogue and sustainable photographic processes including testing natural produce from both the land and sea to be used as plant-based print developers.
- Date: Friday 7th July – Friday 25th August
- Time: Monday, 10.30am – 1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm; Wednesday, 1pm – 4pm, 5pm - 5.30pm & Friday, 10.30am – 1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm
- Location: Gweedore
- Venue: An Gailearaí
- Admission/Cost: Free
Christina McBride - Croí Thír
Is ealaíontóir í Christina McBride atá lonnaithe i nGlaschú, a thugann léachtaí sa Mháistreacht sa Mhínealaín i Scoil Ealaíne Ghlaschú agus a bhfuil a saothar taispeánta go náisiúnta agus go hidirnáisiúnta. Is corpas nua de shaothair lionsa-bhunaithe é Croí Thír a rinneadh le linn cónaitheachta i nGaoth Dobhair, ar chósta thiar Dhún na nGall. Tá an saothar bunaithe ar shainiúlacht an tírdhreacha agus cruthaítear é trí úsáid a bhaint as réimse próiseas grianghrafadóireachta analógach agus inbhuanaithe lena n-áirítear tástáil a dhéanamh ar tháirgí nádúrtha ón talamh agus ón fharraige le húsáid mar réalóirí priontála planda-bhunaithe.
Tá tírdhreach, mar ábhar agus mar chomhthéacs inar féidir a cleachtas a lonnú, mar chroílár a cuid fiosrúchán le blianta fada anuas. Ní hamháin go mbaineann a cuid taighde le saintréithe fisiceacha agus stairiúla an cheantair Gaeltachta seo ach fosta le ról na teanga agus an ceangal atá aici leis an tírdhreach agus leis an chineachas araon. Ag éirí as an taispeántas seo, seolfar cartlann fhísiúil dá cuid torthaí i mí Mheán Fómhair.
- Dáta: Dé hAoine 7 Iúil – Dé hAoine 25 Lúnasa
- Am: Dé Luain, 10.30am – 1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm; Dé Céadaoin, 1pm - 4pm, 5pm - 5.30pm & Dé hAoine, 10.30am - 1pm, 2pm - 5.30pm
- Suíomh: Gaoth Dobhair
- Ionad: An Gailearaí
- Cead isteach/Costas: Saor in aisce