Curated by Rayne Booth.

Kevin Kirwan’s work is driven by serendipitous moments and events. Kirwan uses the materials, situations and ideas that he comes across in everyday life and subverts or embellishes them to draw attention to a wider truth. His work is predominantly lens based.

In May 2011 Kevin Kirwan participated in a residency at the Curragh Camp. During this time he stayed with U.N. Veterans at the military base, and worked in the studio of Cake Contemporary arts, the gallery and studios organisation, which is located on the base.

For security reasons, photography or sketch making is not permitted within the boundaries of the Curragh Camp. The exhibition that has arisen from the residency was made within the unusual parameters and restrictions of the military base. Using found footage and images from his own archive, Kirwan attempts to circumvent the problem of being an image maker in an environment where image making is forbidden. The footage from popular cinema, which Kirwan has appropriated for his own use, could reflect the context of the surrounding area, but it also contains its own its own strong narrative and history.

Rayne Booth is a curator who has worked independently and in connection with several organisations in Dublin. She currently works at Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, where she has curated and project managed many group and solo exhibitions by Irish and international artsits. She is also on the curatorial panel of Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, and in this capacity she works with a group of curators to devise the gallery programme. She has worked as gallery co ordinator at the National College of Art and Design Gallery and was a founder member of Monster Truck Gallery and Studios, an artist run initiative which has now become an important part of the contemporary art landscape in Ireland. She recently joined the Board of Directors at Cake Contemporary Arts in her native Kildare. She has curated many independent projects both by herself and with co curator Alan Butler. Her curatorial interests include alternative space and artist initiated groups, and the influence of new technologies on contemporary life and art practice.

On the preview evening, Cake will be running a return bus service from Dublin to Cake. To book a place please email carly@cakecontemporaryarts.com. Please book early.