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What's Happening in the Studios Now

During the refurbishment of the main building at the Irish Museum of Modern Art the Artists’ Residency Programme is working in association with artists’ studios around Ireland to offer young Irish based artists the opportunity to occupy a studio for four months during the partial closure of IMMA. From October 2012 until June 2013 eight artists were nominated to use four studio spaces at IMMA.

The first round of artists, Basic Space , Caroline Doolin , Mary-Jo Gilligan and Tracy Hanna participated in the programme from October to February 2013. The new artists, who will occupy the studios at IMMA from March to June, are Michelle Browne , nominated by Temple Bar Gallery + Studios; Janine Davidson , nominated by Blackchurch Print Studios; Ramon Kassam and Joan Stack both nominated by Wickham Street Studios, Limerick. This opportunity was realised through an open nomination and selection process in conjunction with national artists’ studios. It was initiated to continue providing resources to emerging artists already resident in Ireland during the partial closure of IMMA.

Information on Current Artists

Michelle Browne nominated by Temple Bar Galleries + Studio 
Michelle Browne’s practice is fundamentally performance-based where the elements of face to face encounter are inherent in her work. We are social creatures and tapping into these basic human characteristics; how we interact with each other is of great interest to Browne. There are two distinct strands to her practice, which can be defined as public/collaborative practice and gallery-based performance. Browne’s public/collaborative practice focuses predominantly on issues related to public space: the work often explores our engagement with our environment and the people around us. She is interested in the way the design of our environment and the social structures within it impact on the way we live. Browne is influenced by the discourse around collaborative practice and is interested in the ethical concerns surrounding artworks which involve an exchange between people, either through a direct collaboration or through a performance setting. The second strand of Browne’s practice is a more traditional form of performance art. Recent work focuses on issues intrinsic to performance itself such as the body, duration and the relationship between the viewer and the performer where humour and satire are used to draw people into the work. The unifying element in all of Browne’s work is an investigation of how we co-exist together as a public of disparate individuals. Read more about Browne’s projects at (External) http://www.michellebrowne.net
Temple Bar Galleries + Studios (External) http://www.templebargallery.com/

Janine Davidson nominated by Black Church Print Studio Dublin 
Janine Davidson’s current body of work explores convergence through the projection and distortion of imagery to present a different view. The work references duality and contradiction, incorporating simple quotidian materials to create both obstructions and apertures that explore theories of binocular disparity. Davidson is interested in the investigation of perception and the construction of images. Her video installations incorporate barriers or gaps which allow the viewer to re-imagine the space, constant layers of framing mediate the recorded imagery through glass sculptural pieces and mirrored objects. Further information on Davidson’s practice can be found at (External) http://www.janinedavidson.com/  
Black Church Print Studio (External) http://www.print.ie

Ramon Kassam nominated by Wickham Street Studios Limerick 
Ramon Kassam’s drawings, paintings and collages place an emphasis on the brutal reshuffling of studio materials, narratives, art histories, biographical elements and formal structures which come together in such a way that they have been chewed, swallowed and regurgitated to construct works. This is a cut and paste approach to absorb and refract different things he may have witnessed, already known or is trying to establish an understanding of; such as people, spaces, landscapes, objects, and other paintings. Ultimately the works become their own point of reference and aim to connect to painting’s visual tradition, and the physical and psychological landscape of his world. See more at (External) http://www.ramonkassam.com/  
Wickham Street Studios (External) http://wickhamstreetstudios.blogspot.ie/

Joan Stack nominated by Wickham Street Studios Limerick 
Joan Stack’s practice combines drawing, painting, installation & photography. Through a process based practice, spaces are created, juxtaposing elements from the everyday in an attempt to explore alternate ways of seeing. Her current work is largely concerned with the perusal of curiosities and investigates ideas of the banal and the imagination. Inspiration can be found in the simplest of things or in the most ordinary of places. The engagement with both urban and rural surroundings is an important departure point in Stack’s practice and how she begins to formulate research. Encounters with peculiar objects or the witnessing of seemingly mundane events, which form part of our everyday experience, have created the basis for recent studies. Gaston Bachelard’s idea that one must be receptive at all times to the world and in particular to an image when it appears, is a concept which manifests itself in her practice. Experimentation and manipulation of materials are of central importance. To get further information on Stack’s work please go to www.joanstack.com  
Wickham Street Studios (External) http://wickhamstreetstudios.blogspot.ie/

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