Rachel McClure The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
PHOTO MUSEUM IRELAND IS DELIGHTED TO PRESENT the heart is a lonely hunter, A BODY OF WORK BY Rachel McClure, SUPPORTED BY OUR EARLY CAREER ARTIST AWARD 2022.
ON SHOW IN OUR ARTISTS’ PROJECT SPACE FROM 23 March – 15 April 2023, CURATED BY DARREN CAMPION.
This ongoing body of work explores photography’s ability to engage and challenge the psyche. It questions the authenticity of using photography as a tool in healing. Can photography help us to process traumatic events and confront unpleasant memories? Through photography, we can we free ourselves from the constraints of language and explore our emotions on a deeper level, or does the process just act as a distraction? This series uses a range of approaches and interventions in image-making, allowing for new narratives to be created out of old, to reimagine and question.
About the Artist
Rachel McClure is a visual artist based in Northern Ireland. Using photography to explore concepts of spirituality and mental well-being, she wants to provide a new perspective on the complex relationship between our minds and photography. Her work encourages us to reflect on the relationship between the natural world and our own sense of identity.
Photo Museum Ireland’s Early Career Artist Awards is a mentorship residency programme providing essential curatorial guidance and resources for the most promising photography graduates as they embark on their artistic careers. Over the course of this year-long programme the recipients will have an opportunity to create new work with ongoing support from our expert curatorial team and selected guest mentors.
Photo Museum Ireland is delighted to support and encourage the growth of new creative talent in Irish photography. We want the Early Career Artist Awards programme to empower the recipients in developing sustainable individual practices, making a significant contribution to the exciting future of photography in Ireland.