Via Magna
Via Magna


9 November - 7 December 2014

Solo Show

Artist  Michelle Byrne

Official opening on Sunday 9 November 2014, 3 pm

Venue: Olivier Cornet Gallery, JF Studios, 5 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1 

Guest Speaker: Michael Starrett, Chief Executive of the Heritage Council

In her recent work, Michelle has been interested in mapping and journeys, looking at the physical geography of a place, the journeys we take and the experience we gain. We tend to look at the countryside as a natural environment, whereas nearly every square inch of its surface has been transformed in some shape or form by centuries of man's interaction, from the patchwork of fields to the network of trails and roads. 

“What interests me as an artist are these layers of patterns and marks we have left on the landscape, what they tell us about the geology and topography and our relationship with it..." 

Read full statement here 

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