Your guide to the arts, music and more in County Wicklow this week Protection and defence explored
ARTIST Rachel Fallon’s exhibition ‘Home Front’ is under way at Mermaid Arts Centre.
The exhibition opened on Friday evening and runs until Saturday, January 19. Admission is free.
From Aprons of Power to miraculous Assumptions, Home Front looks at territorial wars in domestic spaces.
Rachel Fallon’s sculptural subversions of military mottos and associated objects poke a finger at ideals of motherhood, linking past histories and politics to the roles women play in society today.
In her work Rachel explores themes of protection and defence in domestic realms and addresses the domain of motherhood.
Her practice encompasses sculpture, drawing, photography and performance and she is known for her collaborations with Irish and international artists and collectives.
Rachel is a founding member of Outpost Studios and of Pff Publications – a feminist zine collective.
She is a member of UK collectives Desperate Artwives and Project Procreate. Ra- Legibus. chel exhibits nationally and internationally and her work is held in public and private collections.
She lives and works in Bray, is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and 2018 has exhibited in EVA International Biennale, Limerick; Talbot-Rice Gallery, Edinburgh; IRON – R 18, National Sculpture Factory, Cork.
The official launch was held last Friday evening at the gallery, which is located upstairs in Mermaid Arts Centre and open daily.
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