'Modern Families'

I am feeling rather refreshed after my recent visit to the Lewis Glucksman Gallery at UCC this week. The vast exhibition of work accurately curated by Chris Clarke and Matt Packer. Upon landing the steep staircase we are greeted by a family of mirrors levelled by Nevin Aladag to match the height of a five person family. Throughout the exhibition variations of such were presented illustrating simply the many forms of families that exist in the midst of our culture.

Nevin Aladag

Another striking artist for me was Eulalia Validosera and her work 'Family Ties II'. The work presented very large scale photographs individually depicting yet again the variety and complexity of family structures with fastidious choreography. I found her language to be very accessible in that one could interpret easily, the dynamic of the particular families. Her concept spoke clearly on the impact individuals made to the formation of the family unit and how their actions effected the dissection and penultimate, eventual break down. I found the structure and technique that drove her language so clearly would be helpful in my own work and I will certainly experiment with this. 

Eulalia Validosera

[Side thought: Two people brought together to become one together and to form another being, through love or otherwise, begins the life of another being and thus their entire future is dependent on the actions that will transpire within the initial pairing. Throughout the entire lifespan of this new being, their mentality will always come back to their very conception and the time in between.]