The patient will see you now by Áine O’Hara, Dec 2020, A4 Sounds Gallery.
Exhibition Documentation by Kate Bowe O’Brien
THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW | ÁINE O’HARA
12th -19th Dec 2020 | A4 Sounds Gallery
The patient will see you now was an interactive installation and one-to-one performance work. Focusing on the inadequacies and farcical nature of accessing healthcare in Ireland, the work questions and exposes bureaucracies that oppress those who fall outside certain definitions of ‘normal,’ ‘valuable’, and ‘productive’.
Áine’s work experiments with form, and focuses on connection, conversation, and care. Their long term ambitions include demanding adequate access to theatre and the arts for disabled and marginalised communities through the creation of large scale, ambitious work as well as the continuation of community building projects like Chronic Chats; a creative and social group for chronically ill people which grew from their research as part of her artist residency.
Áine O’Hara
Áine O’Hara (b.1991, Mayo, IRL) is an award winning visual artist and theatre-maker creating exciting and vulnerable work for and about people who are often left out of traditional art and theatre spaces. She is currently at a pivotal stage in her career as they reimagine how they create work following her diagnosis with fibromyalgia. O’Hara is a graduate of MFA Design at The Lir Trinity College Dublin and the Institute of Art and Design, Dun Laoghaire.
Áine the recipient of the We Only Want the Earth’s Project Award in partnership with Fire Station Artists’ Studio, Dublin Central Housing Action and consulting artist Kerry Guinan.
www.aineohara.com
Instagram: @misc.aine
Twitter: @miscaine
Email: aineoharaart@gmail.com
Calling in Sick Notebook: virtual-notebook/
The patient will see you now is kindly supported by The Arts Council of Ireland’s Art Grant Funding 2020.
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Visit | Installation View
Dates & Times:
Sat 12th Dec
Tue 15th Dec
Sat 19th Dec
Exhibition Performances
Dates & Times:
Sun 13th Dec
Mon 14th Dec
Wed 16th Dec
Thur 17th Dec
Fri 18th Dec
The patient will see you now is a one-to-one performative work which we invite you to experience over the duration of the exhibition. Performances will take place 4 times a day.
There were two appointment options available:
1. In person at the clinic
2. A ‘home visit’ via zoom.
Áine O’Hara & Siobhán Clancy in conversation
Sat 19th Dec | 6pm – 7pm
Siobhán Clancy is a visual artist that typically focuses on social health. Working with other artists, activists, youth, community and women’s groups, her collaborative practice reflects an interest in collectivity and, participatory democracy. It is located in institutional, public and cultural spaces. The outcomes typically materialise as multi-media works, immersive events, participatory performances, dialogues, play and live action in contexts of health, education and justice. Siobhán currently works as Community Arts Coordinator at Cork City Arts Office.
Exhibition Credits
Artist
Áine O’Hara
A4 Curatorial Team
Evelyn Broderick
Síobhán Clancy
Lisa Crowne
Andrew Edgar
Dónal Holland
Production Team
Alec Moore | Filming & Editing
Kate-Bowe O’Brien | Photography
Frank Prendergast | Fabrication
Residency Team
Fire Station Artists’ Studios
Helen Carey
Dublin Central Housing Action
Michelle Connolly
Aideen Farrell
Consulting Artist
Kerry Guinan
Further Information
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