Walls & Halls Tour: "The Quickening" at Blackbird Cultur-Lab

Join us for a special free screening of The Quickening, a powerful new artwork by ground-breaking artist Deirdre O’Mahony which responds to urgent issues facing farming, food production and the environment. Developed over three years, this unique work gathers voices which together communicate the reality of farming life and the centrality of soil to human, animal and insect life.

We are delighted to welcome “Farming for Nature” Ambassador Suzanna Crampton to Blackbird Cultur-Lab to respond to The Quickening in relation to regenerative farming, the importance of dung beetles, amongst other soil creatures, and what makes a healthy soil ecological soil biome. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Quickening is presented at six rural locations, including Blackbird Cultur-Lab, as part of a Walls & Halls tour. This tour sparks conversation about the local environment in recognition of the multiple voices and perspectives at play in our communities. It coincides with an ambitious exhibition at The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Trinity College, Dublin, from March 29 to June 23, 2024.

The Quickening at Blackbird is hosted by Karla Sánchez & Oisín O’Connell and supported by Wexford Arts Centre. All are welcome.

Photo Credit: Deirdre O’Mahony, The Quickening (Production Still), 2024. Commissioned by The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin. Photography: Tom Flanagan.