Out Too Far (Wishing Too Many Things) opened at the Custom House Gallery & Studios Westport, Co. Mayo
on Thursday 19th April. Runs until 13th May 2018. www.customhousestudios.ie
on Thursday 19th April. Runs until 13th May 2018. www.customhousestudios.ie
Studio shot, 11th April 2018
Studio shot, 8th March 2018
Studio shot, 5th February 2018
Studio shot, 1st January 2018
Thomas Brezing (left), Gerard Dillon (right).
The RHA or Royal Hibernian Academy presented a selection of iconic works from the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection from some of Irelands best known and influential artists dating from the eighteenth century to present day in the Dr. Tony Ryan Gallery from 5 October – 19 November 2017.
RHA Director, Patrick T. Murphy, working alongside Aoife Ruane, Director of the Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda curated a selection of highlights from the collection. Nano Reid, Mainie Jellet, Thomas Brezing, Jessica Foley, Simon Coleman, Kate Byrne, Gerard Dillon, Beatrice Glenavy, May Guinness, Letitia Mary Hamilton, Anthony Haughey, Grace Henry, Evie Hone, John Francis Kelly, Claire Marsh, Norah McGuinness, Sean McSweeney, Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Jackie Nickerson, Bea Orpen, Sarah Purser, Patrick Pye, Hilda Roberts, Mary Swanzy, Charles Tyrrell.
The RHA or Royal Hibernian Academy presented a selection of iconic works from the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection from some of Irelands best known and influential artists dating from the eighteenth century to present day in the Dr. Tony Ryan Gallery from 5 October – 19 November 2017.
RHA Director, Patrick T. Murphy, working alongside Aoife Ruane, Director of the Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda curated a selection of highlights from the collection. Nano Reid, Mainie Jellet, Thomas Brezing, Jessica Foley, Simon Coleman, Kate Byrne, Gerard Dillon, Beatrice Glenavy, May Guinness, Letitia Mary Hamilton, Anthony Haughey, Grace Henry, Evie Hone, John Francis Kelly, Claire Marsh, Norah McGuinness, Sean McSweeney, Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Jackie Nickerson, Bea Orpen, Sarah Purser, Patrick Pye, Hilda Roberts, Mary Swanzy, Charles Tyrrell.
Flotsam Art Collective in collaboration with Men's Shed Westport - the making of 'So Here's The Thing' a transitory sculptural piece made during Westport Arts Festival 27th Sept - 1st October 2017.
Participating artists: Gary Robinson, David Newton and Thomas Brezing
Participating artists: Gary Robinson, David Newton and Thomas Brezing
Film still, Out Too Far (Wishing Too Many Things)
Carpet Man Performance/Walk 29th July, from Artists-Run-Gallery 126 to NUI Galway, during Galway Arts Festival
(17 - 30 July 2017), as part of Memory Has A Pulse, with Sean Cotter and Gary Robinson.
Photo by Sean Cotter
(17 - 30 July 2017), as part of Memory Has A Pulse, with Sean Cotter and Gary Robinson.
Photo by Sean Cotter
May 1st 2017, filming of Out Too Far (Wishing Too Many Things) at Loughshinny Beach, Fingal, Co. Dublin.
Photo by Lucy Brezing
Photo by Lucy Brezing
POLLUTION
Marine pollution, is the spreading of harmful substances such as oil, plastic, industrial and agricultural waste and chemicals in to the ocean.
On average humans use over 300 million tonnes of new plastic every year and only half is used once. A huge amount of plastic waste finds its way into the ocean annually. Over years the plastic breaks into tiny pieces, so much now that in some places plastic particles outnumber plankton.
Marine species suffer directly from plastic pollution, 90% of sea birds have plastic in their stomachs. Plastic attracts toxic chemicals released from industry and agriculture and so the concentration of toxins increases as it moves up the food chain. Entry of plastic toxins into the human food chain is a concern and have been suggested to contribute to some cancers, infertility and behavioral disorders. Recently microplastics have come to the forefront of concern, small particles and fragments, typically less than 5mm in size, are split into Primary and Secondary classes. Primary microplastics are small pellets produced as base material for plastic production and added to cosmetic products and industrial cleaning machines. Secondary microplastics arise from the breakdown of larger plastic waste (carrier bags, fishing equipment or ‘ghost gear’, food packaging, fibres from clothes) and accumulate into huge zones entangling sea creatures. Fish ingest the waste mistaking them for prey and filter feeders ingest them alongside food particles.
Oil (liquid petroleum hydrocarbon) enters the ocean from oil spills, routine shipping, run offs and dumping. About 12% of oil in the ocean is directly from oil spills. Oil directly affects the water repellency of bird feathers and destroys the insulating ability of fur-bearing animals exposing them to the harsh elements of the environment and the creatures often die from hypothermia. Another example of marine pollution is run off from agricultural waste and products. Pesticides are toxic to water systems however fertilizers are not directly toxic but their presence in water alters the nutrient and species composition of an ecosystem. Eutrophication is a rapid growth of algae from an excess of nutrients, this depletes the dissolved oxygen concentration and in turn fish and aquatic life die from hypoxia.
Source: http://www.underwatersculpture.com/environment/environment-threats/
Technofossil, found July 2017 in Loughshinny. Exhibited at the Loughshinny Boathouse Launch, 7th October 2017. Participating artists and writers: Eithne Lannon, Peter O'Neill, Vanessa Daws, Thomas Brezing, Dave West, Declan Gorman, Deirdre Glenfield, Ruth Clinton and Niamh Moriarty.
