Project
Tilting at Windmills (from 2019)
This series arises out of observations of the various, and often unquestioned ways, in which rural and semi-rural landscapes are utilised and technologically transformed. A thought-experiment (or entrepreneurial idea) connected with this is that golf courses could be converted into wind farms. Activity so far has included submitting that as a proposal on the TripAdvisor pages for golf resorts around the planet, together with rudimentary mock-up images showing the turbines installed. Though some material is being shared in advance, most of the work is in progress, being prepared for a series of exhibitions, beginning with one at the West Cork Arts Centre / Uillinn, opening in September 2022. Toy and model wind turbines were ordered and incorporated into experiments. A number of short looping films have been produced, one with a soundtrack composed of recordings of actual turbines in motion. The exhibition will, most likely, include large sculptural works and readymades too. Updates from a series of related artist residencies are being posted here:
https://uillinn-mocksim.blogspot.com/
