Fish Factory

Tadhg is an artist from the west of Ireland, working in a variety of media, but with a background in painting and an interest in the tension between our perception of the world and the images we make to represent it.

At Fish Factory, I thought a lot about Petra’s Stone Museum and other ways we make sense of the world. I was very interested in the Fish Factory building itself, and its previous and current life as a workspace. I spent a lot of time wandering around it, taking photos, making rubbings, and looking at what the other artists were doing. I tried to slow down and not rush headlong in to making things for the sake of it. I spent most of my time drawing, writing, reading, and developing ideas for future works. I’m currently in the process of sifting through these ideas and seeing what might work.

Fish Factory was such a great environment for this kind of slow down, and one that I appreciate all the more since I have returned to “reality”! The other artists were a lovely bunch, and Kris, Una, and Vinnie looked after us well. I do hope I can get back there someday. Big Thank you to Galway County Council for helping to fund the trip.

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