Photos from the event here Extract from Billy O’Shea’s speech and his Poem: The Ninth Wave
CITIZENSHIP by Lone Beiter
Exhibition venue: Dingle Marina Building, Dingle, Co.Kerry, V92 FW2PDates: 15th November – 3rd December 2024.
“Dingle-based Danish artist Lone Beiter explores themes of Citizenship, Multiculturalism and Belonging in new sculptural exhibition curated by Valeria Ceregini. International sculptor Lone Beiter presents a compelling new body of work that delves into the complex themes of Citizenship, Multiculturalism, Belonging, and Longing. This thought-provoking exhibition draws inspiration from archaeological research, mythological tales of migration, personal experience, and contemporary public discourse.
The exhibition showcases three distinctive strands of sculpture: Deep-relief wall pieces, Pyramidical structures, and Bronze-age inspired boat forms, each serving as a unique lens through which the artist explores themes of migration and identity. Natural patterns remain central to her artistic universe, with figurative boat pieces set against deeply emotive abstract compositions, creating a powerful and dramatic narrative.
Entitled CITIZENSHIP, this exhibition not only maps out Beiter’s personal journey but also signals a bold expansion of her practice. She introduces innovative sculptural works, crafted from a dynamic combination of ceramic, lustre, and bronze materials, pushing the boundaries of her medium. Situated in the heart of the Gaeltacht, the exhibition navigates between English, Irish, and Danish language, reflecting her multicultural experience and identity.
Beiter’s process of applying for Irish citizenship, which began a year before the exhibition, has left a profound imprint on her work. This exhibition serves as a visual record of the questions that have emerged from her journey: What balance of rights and responsibilities do citizens hold worldwide? How does a change in official status affect one’s deeper sense of identity? What happens when different cultures meet within us?
With CITIZENSHIP, she invites audiences to reflect on these timely and universal issues through the rich, tactile language of sculpture “
The opening event featured the presence of the artists Lone Beiter, curator Valeria Ceregini, and Billy O’Shea, Copenhagen-based Irish writer and musician. Opening event was Thursday 14th November Photos from the event here Extract from Billy’s speech and Poem: The Ninth Wave
This solo exhibition was kindly supported by Ealaíon na Gaeltachta, and in partnership with Ireland’s Edge / Other Voices.
CITIZENSHIP featured as part Ireland’s Edge event at the annual Other Voices festival in Dingle, taking place from the 29th of November to the 1st of December 2024.
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About the Artist: Lone Beiter is a Danish-Irish artist based in Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
A graduate in Ceramic and Glass Design from Kolding Design School, Denmark, she specialises in ceramic, bronze, and multimedia sculpture.
Having been a member of Viktoria Keramik in Copenhagen, she relocated to Ireland. She established her sculpture and ceramic studio near Dingle Co.Kerry in 2007. She furthermore earned a teaching qualification from Crawford College of Art and UCC Cork. She has extensive experience in arts education, working with schools and collaborating with organisations like Ealaín na Gaeltachta and Kerry County Council.
Beiter has exhibited widely across Ireland, including at SO Fine Art, Dublin, and Mill Cove Gallery, Kenmare. She has completed residencies at Cill Rialaig and The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, and her work is represented at Lavit Gallery, Cork.
https://lonebeiter.com/ || @lonebeiterart
About the Curator: Valeria Ceregini is an Italian Irish-based art historian and visual arts curator with over a decade of experience. She is dedicated to supporting and championing artists, with a number of premiers nationally and internationally. She produces compelling and collaborative sociocultural projects with a curatorial interest in ecology and trans-global connections to provide enriching exhibition experiences for a global audience.
https://www.valeriaceregini.com/ || @valeriaceregini
About the Opening Speaker: Billy O’Shea, originally from Ireland, has lived in Denmark since 1981. He has published four novels, two plays, and award-winning short stories. His play Estonia/Survivors, about the 1994 shipwreck, premiered simultaneously in Helsinki, Malmö, and Edinburgh in October 2024. His latest publication is a collection of short stories inspired by Danish artist Otto Frello. He also featured as a speaker in the 2024 Dingle Lit festival.
http://www.oshea.dk/ || https://www.facebook.com/KingdomOfClockwork
SAORÁNACHT Oscailt Oifigiúil: 5.00 i.n. Déardaoin 14ú Samhain 2024. Ionad: An Mhuiríne, Daingean Uí Chúis, Co. Chiarraí. V92 FW2P. Ar oscailt: Ón 15ú Samhain – 3ú Nollaig 2024. Uaireanta Oscailte: Óna 11 r.n. – 5.00 i.n, Luan go Domhnach.
Ón Danmhairg is ea an t-ealaíontóir Lone Beiter ach tá sí ag cur fúithi i gCorca Dhuibhne le tamall de bhlianta. Deineann sí téamaí casta na laethanta seo, an tSaorántacht, an tIlchultúrchas agus an Muintearas a fhiosrú sa taispeántas dealbhóireachta nua seo dá cuid. Deineann Lone, ar dealbhadóir idirnaisúnta anois í, mionscagadh ar na téamaí thuasluaite ina cuid saothair, saothar ata á spreagadh ag taighde ar chúrsaí seandálaíochta, ag miotaseolaíocht scéalta na himirce, ag a taithí phearsanta féin ar an imirce, agus ag a bhfuil i mbéal an phobail faoin imirce i láthair na huaire.
Trí cinn de shnáithe éagsúla den dealbhóireacht atá ar taispeáint anseo: saothar domhainrilífe don mballa, struchtúir phirimidiúla agus píosaí ar nós bád ón gCré-umhaois. Lionsa is ea gach ceann acu trína ndeintear téamaí na himirce is an aitheantais a fhiosrú. Fanann Lone dílis fós dosna patrúin ón nádúr ina cuid ealaíne. Agus deineann na báid fhíoracha aici mórinsint dhrámatúil ar théamaí an taispeántais a spreagadh, nuair a chuireann sí iad taobh lena saothar teibí sochorraitheach.
SAORÁNTACHT teideal an taispeántais nua seo. Ní turas pearsanta Lone amháin a chuirtear os ar gcomhair amach ann ach mórfhorbairt ar chleachtas an ealaíontóra féin leis. Tá dealbhóireacht nuálach anseo aici, í cruthaithe go healaíonta as meascán fuinniúil de chré-earra, loinnir agus ábhar cré-umha. Tá teorainneacha a cuid cleachtais mar dhealbhóir á mbrú amach aici anseo leis.
Ta an saothar á chur ar taispeáint sa Ghaeltacht. Imíonn an insint sa taispeántas ón Danmhargais go Béarla go Gaelainn, ní a insíonn scéal Lone féin agus í ag imeacht idir na trí theanga. Taithí í sin a chuireann ar a cumas ceisteanna an ilchultúrachais agus an aitheantais a fhiosrú.
Chuir Lone isteach ar shaoránacht de chuid na hÉireann níos luaithe i mbliana is tá an próiseas sin ag dul ar aghaidh i gcónaí. Fágann sin a rian láidir ar a saothar ealaíne. Tá taifeadadh súl anseo ar na ceisteanna a éiríonn as an bpóiseas iarratais: Cén chothromaíocht atá idir na cearta agus na freagrachtaí atá ag saoránaigh ar fud an domhain? Cén tionchar a bhíonn ar athrú stádais oifigiúil an tsaoránaigh ar a bhraistint féiniúlachta? Conas mar a bhionn ag an té go mbuaileann an dá chultúr le chéile ann? Tugtar cuireadh don lucht féachana, sa taispeántas seo SAORÁNACHT, a machnamh a dhéanamh ar na cúrsaí tráthúla uilíocha seo i dteanga shaibhir thadhlach na dealbhóireachta.
Beidh an triúr seo i láthair ag an Oscailt Oifigiúil, an dealbhóir féin, Lone Beiter, an léiritheoir Valeria Ceregini agus an scríbhneoir agus ceoltóir Billy O’Shea, Éireannach atá lonnaithe in Copenhagen.
Tá urraíocht a cur ar fáil don taispeántas seo ag Ealaín na Gaeltachta. Ta sé á chur ar siúl i gcomhpháirtíocht le Ireland’s Edge/Other Voices.
Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais: lonebeiter@gmail.com 0879584582
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