Marielle MacLeman: The Visitors

Saturday 14 December 2024 – Sunday 9 February 2025
Marielle MacLeman: Work in progress, 2024, courtesy the artist. Silk, ivy dye, copper, iron, scaffolding mesh. | Marielle MacLeman: The Visitors | Saturday 14 December 2024 – Sunday 9 February 2025 | Butler Gallery | Image: Marielle MacLeman: : Work in progress, 2024, courtesy the artist. Silk, ivy dye, copper, iron, scaffolding mesh. | photo of what seems to be a scattering of fallen leaves on a nylon or metallic mesh against a black background; some of the leaves seem unusually translucent
Opening Reception Saturday 14 December, 3 – 5pm

Exploring loss and preservation amid scientific research to improve native woodland, Marielle MacLeman’s solo show is a playful yet critical lament on Ireland’s built and natural heritage. Animating a scene change between the domestic and global, she veneers surfaces with diseased woodchips and fallen leaves, recreates the razed wallpapers of a ‘big house’ with invasive species, and dyes upholstery with ‘climate-ready’ ivy – ubiquitous underminer of walls and trees but essential in stabilising their rotting remains. Working with salvaged and scavenged materials, her artworks interact like a strange forest set. A room for visitors – invited and otherwise – ready to come apart for the next scene.

 

Image: Marielle MacLeman: Work in progress, 2024, courtesy the artist. Silk, ivy dye, copper, iron, scaffolding mesh.
Saturday 14 December 2024 – Sunday 9 February 2025
Butler Gallery
Evans' Home
John’s Quay, Kilkenny
Telephone: +353 56 7761106
info@butlergallery.com
www.butlergallery.com
Admission / price: Free
Closed 13:00 - 14:00 until March.

 
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