Narratives In Making, National Craft Gallery - Kilkenny
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Narratives In Making
An exhibition of new and innovative works from the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s PORTFOLIO: Critical Selection 2017-18. The 28 designer makers represented were selected by an international panel, for demonstrating excellence in craftsmanship, design quality and technical skill.
Narratives in Making, curated by Gregory Parsons, considers the provenance of the objects, who made it, where it was made, how it was made and what it is made of. All this is inextricably linked. It informs our relationship with the object. There are fascinating stories here, from the love of material, rituals of making, the design process, the physical rhythm and time involved.
The curator reflects on the contribution contemporary craft makes to our well-being, through the life enhancing intelligence of the makers hand, the delight in what it produces and the joy of owning it. As you become absorbed in their world, you also become a part of these narratives in making.
Úna Burke
Anne Butler
Edmond Byrne
Mike Byrne
Stuart Cairns
Julie Connellan
Jack Doherty
Liam Flynn
Sara Flynn
Karl Harron
Pierce Healy
Jennifer Hickey
Joe Hogan
John Lee
Alison Lowry
Michael McCrory
Cecilia Moore
Cara Murphy
Stephen O'Briain
Susan O'Byrne
Eily O'Connell
Coílín Ó Dubhghaill
Angela O'Kelly
Sasha Sykes
Joseph Walsh
Grainne Watts
Zelouf + Bell
Exhibition Run
12 May 2017 – 5 July 2017
Venue
National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny, Ireland
Narratives in Making will tour to Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales from 22 July – 24 Sept 2017
Image credit: Cara murphy, Bubble bowls and grass bowls (Silver and enamel).
Photography by David Pauley @ The Studio