“Symbols of Mobility” Exhibition in Portumna Castle Gallery
Price
Free of charge
Dates
02/09/2025 - 30/09/2025
Location
Portumna Castle and Gardens
This is a multi award winning body of work - a combination of felt art installation,, dance, and participary engagements. It is captured through film and photography.
It uses bird lore in legends, proverbs and intangible cultural traditions to explore the hard truths about ourselves and others.
The world is screaming for positive change and this work offers a platform for us to seek place and time the audience could contribute towards it.
Parts of the work have been produced with the generous support from the Office of Public Works, Arts Council, Creative Ireland, Dublin Arts Office, and many creative minds with open hearts.
The audience will get the chance to see 7 stories: The Phoenix, The Children of Lir, The Black Swan, The Cutest Chick, The Stork and The Legend of Eongus and Caer, The Blue Bird of Happiness embodied in large scale sculptures informed by wings and small sculptures informed by shapes of sorrow and joy. The work also shows installations, photography and film.
Come and see the flock .
About the Artist:
Dr. Niki Collier is Visual Artist who is fibre and people curious. Uses scale to provoke the audience to a protagonist in her art and engagements. Niki has been described as pushing the boundaries between art, craft and activism. Her work is in several collections around the world and is acquired by the Irish State. Niki has worked on commissions with Bulgarian State, Irish Government and has been voted the most fun by her students in a small village in Bulgaria. Speaking to the gallery Niki shared that having a show in the Gallery has enabled her to develop the work in a new exciting direction .
Getting Here
Portumna town – adjacent to Lough Derg, the River Shannon and Portumna Forest Park.
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