“This is the work of surfacing urban moments, of focusing on the things in cities that we don’t see because we see them everywhere or we see them every day. This focus and subsequent representation prompts a ‘seeing for the very first time’ reaction that causes a visual re-evaluation about the objects that surround us; some of which are temporary and functional, others of which are temporary but abandoned, others again are permanent but about to undergo change, while others still are permanent but fragmentary. All of these urban conditions, and more, exist within the small area of Dublin’s north inner city that is the focus of Smith’s intense scrutiny. We are all indebted to her for collecting so assiduously, and we can say almost scientifically, this evidence of the wealth of local urban taxonomy.”
– Denis Byrne, darc space gallery, May 2016