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Inspired by Palaeolithic artefacts, this three-dimensional body of work considers the hand-made marks left by Homo sapiens. Modelled in porcelain and stoneware clay by hand, the ceramic bodies retain vitrified anatomical imprints. Fragments of shell, flint and stone debitage are interwoven into some of the pieces. These have been retrieved from the floor of the Bann Estuary and Lough Foyle at low tide, connecting the viewer with Irelands ancient history. The receptacles feature engraved cryptic messages and texts bound up within paper scrolls. Sealed behind glass, these curated, mixed-media displays represent hidden knowledge.
Spreagtha ag déantáin Phailéiliteacha, pléann an saothar tríthoiseach seo na marcanna lámhdhéanta fágtha ag Homo sapiens. Múnlaithe de láimh i bpoirceallán agus i gcré earraí cloiche, coinníonn na coirp cheirmeacha rianta anatamaíocha gloinithe. Tá blúirí sliogán, cloch thine agus cluichreán fite fuaite i gcuid de na píosaí. Aisghabhadh iad seo ó urlár Inbhear na Banna agus Loch Feabhail ag lag trá, ag ceangal an lucht féachana le
stair ársa na hÉireann. Tá teachtaireachtaí cripteacha greanta agus téacsanna ceangailte i scrollaí páipéir sna gabhdáin. Séalaithe taobh thiar de ghloine, léiríonn na taispeántais mheasctha seo eolas faoi cheilt.