Cian McLoughlin, 'Eigenface'
The human figure as a totem in visual art isn’t rooted in portraiture. It has served rather as a means to explore identity or an archetype, stretching from the sacred representation of ancestors and deities in prehistorical art to modern depictions of humans as ciphers for identity, power and celebrity. This exhibition brings together works by a disparate group of artists who likewise use totems in their practice as a bridge between the personal and the universal.
The exhibition includes works by Catherine Barron, Aideen Barry, Zsolt Basti, Cristina Bunello, Mollie Douthit, Gabhann Dunne, Oscar Fouz Lopez, Brian Harte, Vanessa Jones, John Kindness, Vera Klute, Roxana Manouchehri, Cian McLoughlin, Sean Molloy, Alan Phelan, Patrick Redmond & Tim Shaw.
With a forthcoming text by Tom Lordan
