Omni Hive, a pop-up exhibition curated by Art Hive was held in the old Nest shop on 27 Mitchel Street, Clonmel from 4 till 9pm.
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| l-r : Aisling Egan, Violeta Pserackaite, Ian Mannion,
Dennis Ryan, Catherine Starling, Brigid
Teehan |
Participents included
both the Art Hive group themselves (Catherine Starling, Ian Mannion,
Dennis Ryan, Violeta Pserackaite, Laima Bujak) and guest artists Brigid
Teehan, Lyn Mather and Aisling Egan. Exhibits were varied, covering a
wide range of styles and mediums.
Omni Hive itself was
the title of Art Hives' first collaborative work, incorporating each
members' disciplines. It consisted of several suspended white textile
panels woven and stitched by Catherine Starling and Violeta Pserackaite,
with pale ceramic pieces hung in front on knotted string. Dennis Ryan a
ceramicist, cast the pieces from everyday commercial packaging molds
provided by Ian Mannion (an inspirational source for him).
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| l-r : Ian Mannion, Brigid
Teehan, Lyn Mather & Arts Officer Melanie Scott |
A video composited from film footage and images of group member's art and studio spaces was projected onto the installation. A parade of imagery, of lights and shadows was created the public could walk through and interact with.
