Nollaig Molloy
Visual artist from Co. Roscommon, Ireland.
I work with moving image, sculptural installation, sound, facilitating workshop and event-based outcomes, to investigate landscape through 'materials-to-hand'.
When working with particular sites and landscapes I delve into their relevance within historical, social and industrial situations. My past projects include live radio broadcasts from a lake boat on a 53km long lake on the River Shannon with a local men's group, composing vocal scores with an improvisational choir and photography and videos exploring a site, 1500 metres underground of a working salt mine in Northern Ireland.
Through research based methodologies I create connections between the labouring of land, 'materials-to-hand', formal and informal archives, handcrafted objects sometimes working with community groups through poetic and abstract discoveries.
By looking into places of interest I am intrigued by gesture, landscape and abstract interpretations of the actions of making.These connections are supported by building relationships with farmers, anglers, radio enthusiasts, archaeologists, mine workers, wildlife specialists, singers and dancers.
Image: ‘Retreat to Stone, Stone in Retreat’ by Nollaig Molloy
