At the end of MAGCD Year 1, I had started creating collages for screen print. Gathering megalithic forms together with excerpts from medical texts, I was experimenting with such a technique to explore ideas of power and post-colonialism within the context of Ireland.
I was interested in portraying (through oblique metaphorical means) the relationship of the state to its colonial past and how this set a tone moving forward to the present day. This ongoing series is, as such, focused on three periods of power relations within Irish history in relation to the outside world…
Home Rule (The British state).
Rome Rule (The Catholic Church).
Google Chrome Rule (Big Tech).
Single colour hand-pulled screen print.
150GSM Frosted Silver paper
420 x 594mm
These experiments laid the groundwork for my Triangulating project moving forward. Rejoining Instagram after a throughly enjoyable self-imposed, break I noticed a minor trend of megalithic forms used in the work of trendy mythology and folklore-focused fashion brands.
Needless to say, this piqued my interest and I decided to focus further on this relationship of past and present within the context of Ireland specifically. Initially, I had several ideas for making-led experiments that could develop such an enquiry. I spent the first week of the Unit exploring these routes…
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