A NEW art exhibition inspired by a classic Irish novel opens today at Cultúrlann Mcadam Ó Fiaich on Belfast's Fall's Road.
"This a collection of installations inspired by the recent translations of Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s book Cré na Cille (The Graveyard Clay or The Dirty Dust), explains Gradam Dillon-winning Belfast artist Jack Dorrian of Death of Intent, his first solo show.
"I was inspired by the narrative surrounding the novel’s publication and the various stillborn attempts at its translation through the years from its original production in 1949. Any attempt to bring it to an audience outside of its original language almost seemed fated to failure.
"Thankfully, this was resolved with the rights to the publication of the book falling into the hands of its original publisher – I would never have heard of it or had the pleasure to read it because I'm not an Irish speaker.
"I do wonder what has come of its intent and what has been lost in the transfer. Therefore, this exhibition explores the misunderstanding and deviation from a source, as well as the decay of replicated forms and purposefully mortal art. This is a show about art dying."
:: Jack Dorrian: Death of Intent, March 7 to 21, Cultúrlann Mcadam Ó Fiaich, Belfast.
