Launch of Patient Labyrinth by Junk Ensemble

Patient Labyrinth, a new artwork and exhibition from Junk Ensemble in Rua Red Galleries, is both a maze and a labyrinth - exploring the delicate boundary between two worlds: the one in which we lose our way, and the one we try to find our way out of.

The exhibition weaves together myth, folk magic, and ritual to explore how we navigate uncertainty, entrapment, and transformation. As our constructed and natural world unravels to near collapse, we rely on storytelling as a tool for connection, a tool for protection. The labyrinth is a mirror, a code, a key, a tensabarrier, a narrative and a fabrication, a reflection of ourselves and our worlds.

Drawing from the Greek myth of Ariadne’s thread and Mincéirí / Traveller folklore, the exhibition unfolds as a labyrinth within a labyrinth where the five elements mark the thresholds - each an echo, a path, a memory, a reminder.

‘The patient labyrinth of lines traces the lineaments of his own face’ - Jorge Luis Borges

The exhibition is marked by durational performances with dance artist Róisín Harten on Fri 12 Dec & Fri 16 Jan who will thread, wind, and rewind her way throughout the spaces on a loop.

Image: Patient Labyrinth. Photo by Fionn McCann

About Junk Ensemble:

Junk Ensemble is a multi-award winning Dublin-based dance theatre company founded by identical twin sisters Megan Kennedy and Jessica Kennedy. The company is committed to engaging diverse audiences through the creation and presentation of brave, imaginative, and accessible work that sheds light on important human issues relevant today. Current Aerowaves Europe Artists, Associate Artists at Project Arts Centre, Resident Artists at Rua Red Gallery, and previous Artists-in-Residence at Tate Britain, Junk Ensemble has built a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading voices in dance. JE frequently collaborates with artists from other disciplines to produce a rich mix of visual and performance styles that challenge the traditional audience/performer relationship. This approach has led to productions being created in non-traditional or found spaces as well as more conventional theatre spaces. The company often work directly with communities in the creation and performance of their work. Their work has toured to New York, Europe, UK & Ireland.

CREDITS

Concept: Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy

Creation: Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy in collaboration with Morgana Machado Marquez

Dramaturg: Jesse Jones

Collaborators: Julia O'Leary O'Reilly, Oein DeBhairduin

Design: Morgana Machado Marquez

in collaboration with Jessica Kennedy & Megan Kennedy

Performer: Róisín Harten

Music: Peter Born

Lighting: Stephen Dodd

Costume: Katie Davenport

Choreography: Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy, Róisín Harten

Producer: Ciara Lynch