Entanglement

Entangled - Trapped - Turmoil - Inner World - Anxiety

In ‘Entangled’ a male figure is standing, but with his torso bent forward. His right hand reaches to cover his head, his face obscured from us. Seaweed emerges from his hair, entangled around his body. Blue and black dominate the left and right of the painting, with drippings of pink. He stands on an olive-coloured ground.

“Sea People” is a series of paintings inspired by the tale of the lost village of Cill StúifÍn, imagining its vanished inhabitants. Seaweed plays a prominent role in my work, both for its environmental significance and its similarity to the way human hair moves underwater. In “Sea People” seaweed acts as a vessel for emotion, conveying what is internal and not always visible on the surface. 

Watercolour on paper.

Exhibited Clare County Museum (2023) and Culturlann Sweeney Kilkee (2025)