Exhibition Archive
An exhibition by Carol O'Connor & Mette Sofie Roche - Toradh Gallery Ashbourne 30th July 7pm
Date Released: 11 July 2013
This new and exciting exhibition of work is a joint exhibition by Meath based artists Carol O’Connor and Mette Sofie Roche and will open on Tuesday July 30th at 7pm in Toradh Gallery, Ashbourne Library & Cultural Centre, Ashbourne.
Carol O’Connor is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design and has had four solo exhibitions inIreland, most recently in Dunamaise Arts Centre and Signal Arts Centre. A recipient of the “Going Solo” art award from Meath County Council in 2009, Carol has work in the collections of AXA Insurance, the Office of Public Works, Meath County Council and Bank of Ireland.
“My work has arisen out of a need to paint. It is a personal response to the world I inhabit. It attempts to describe through colour and images, a sense of longing, the need to feel secure and the desire to escape.”
Mette Sofie Roche has lived inIreland for more than 30 years but is originally from North-Norway. Every artist has a story to tell and Mette’s art work is a personal journey. Her paintings, while they may have some recognisable aspect of f. i. a landscape are drawn from what is stored in her memory where some distortion and layering takes place over time. They are a play on reality.
Research into the cultural traditions, beliefs and myths of the Samé People, her ancestors, has also given direction to her work. The Samé people, living close to nature, have a strong symbolic language in terms of vibrant colours, costumes, traditions and myths. However it is a culture in transition, with influences from many different directions both religious, political and economic.
“Only traces are sometimes left of the ancient traditions and the knowledge of nature so vital to a traditional Samé community.”
The exhibition will run from July 30th to August 27th. The Toradh Gallery opening hours are the same as Ashbourne Library and Cultural Centre.
