"If I could have a desert alongside my artwork, I'd choose Walter de Maria's The Lightning Field (1977). Having it in my own desert garden would give me more chance of seeing lightning strike. If the scale is limited to my London flat, I'd pick one of Lee Miller's Surrealist solarised prints, which I saw recently at her retrospective at Tate Britain."
"Visiting Egypt aged eight left a lasting mark. It was the most adventurous family trip we ever took, and I will never forget the steep descent down into the Great Pyramid of Giza. As a teenager, I vividly remember seeing the Gilles Peress photographs of Bloody Sunday. Growing up in a rural context outside Dublin in the 1990s, I was pretty insulated from the Troubles, so it was a very strange feeling to be discovering a history that was right on my doorstep."
"Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works is my go-to when I have to focus. I need to get better at discovering new music as many of my favourites haven't changed since my 20s-Joanna Newsom, P.J. Harvey, Joy Division, TV On The Radio, Sufjan Stevens-but I've recently being following Sudan Archives. What are you watching, listening to or following that you would recommend? I love the Empire podcast. I also recently rewatched An Cailín Ciúin (2022), a haunting film with extraordinary cinematography. What is art for? One thing I love about working with artists is how uniquely they see the world. Sometimes their brains are just wired differently, and they imagine realities that others can't. Leonora Carrington expressed it better than I ever could: "There are things that are not sayable. That's "
Prefers Walter de Maria's The Lightning Field for a desert artwork and Lee Miller's Surrealist solarised prints for a London flat. Visiting Egypt at age eight left a lasting mark, including the steep descent into the Great Pyramid of Giza. Teenage exposure to Gilles Peress's photographs of Bloody Sunday revealed a nearby history previously insulated from. Frequently returns to Maria Barnas's On the Necessity of Gardening after working with Yto Barrada. Uses Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works to focus and lists Joanna Newsom, P.J. Harvey, Joy Division, TV On The Radio and Sufjan Stevens among favourites; recently follows Sudan Archives. Recommends the Empire podcast and An Cailín Ciúin (2022). Values artists' unique perception and imaginative realities.
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