Joanna Kidney: The Future has an Ancient Heart: Film Screening
Saturday 24th October
11- 12.30pm Screening and cuppa, €8
Sshh, c’mere. We were once porous…
'The Future has an Ancient Heart’ invites you to attune to your animal body and its senses. To your relationship with the land. To the others we share it with. Step across the threshold into the otherworld. How can re-membering the interwovenness of life help us to live in right ecological relationship? The screening of Joanna Kidney’s new short film will be followed by informal chats over a cuppa. There is an optional Talisman Making Workshop in the afternoon (link to beincluded). The Future has and Ancient Heart will also be screened, followed by a Conversation for all, at Mermaid Arts Centre on 27th September.The Future has an Ancient Heart’ is funded by The Arts Council and supported by Wicklow County Arts Office through the annual Strategic Project Award Scheme. It is a collaborationwith cinematographer Oisín Mc Farland Smith; film artist Alan Lambert and sound artistAnthony Kelly.
Joanna Kidney’s multidisciplinary practice considers what it means to be part of something much bigger than ourselves. Emerging from an animist worldview, it explores deep ecology, indigenous knowledge, wonder and care. Throughout her work with drawing,paint, space and moving image, the act of making and process are central. In addition to exhibitions in the USA, UK, France and Germany, Joanna has had Solo Exhibitions in the RHA, Dublin; The LAB, Dublin; Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast; Uillinn and Galway Arts Centre. She is the recipient of a Cooper Foundation Grant (USA); Arts Council of Ireland funding, a DIT Award of Excellence and an RHA Studio Award. Her practiceencompasses collaboration and working with artists collectives. She is the co-curator ofWicklow Artists Salon with writer Philip St John. Her work is held in Irish and International Public and Private Collections.