It Matters Exhibition Catalogue

Creative Spark Downtown Hub

2025
07/11/25 - 02/12/25

A hands holding a yellow-orange leaf with a green pattern on a dark background, part of an exhibition poster for a photographic art showcase.
Sincere thanks note from various arts organizations, mentioning support for darkroom facilities, creative studios, and artists in residence, with logos of Louth Arts Office, Creative Spark, An Táin Arts Centre, and Bó Studios.
Quote about the importance of stories and perceptions by Donna J Haraway from her book 'Staying with the Trouble - Making Kin in the Chthulucene'.
Black and white photograph of a small outdoor shrine with a crucifix, an image of Jesus, and various statues, set against a large rock. Text on the side and below describes a project about the Old Graveyard in Faughart, County Louth, and the visit's significance.
Informational poster about soil chromatography process with text in English and Irish.
An image of a page with the titles "Sacred Laurel" and "Labhras Naofa." The text describes the significance of a spiritual sacred laurel plant and a Gaelic poem or description related to Labhras Naofa.
Photographs of phythograms made with clear adhesive tape applied to undeveloped film, exposed to sun and seawater over three days.
Close-up of a circular soil chromatography piece made from soil, mounted on a nail, with text overlay describing the project.
Text explaining the process of creating a chlorophyll leaf and the natural transformation of a Laurel leaf under sunlight, along with a second paragraph in Irish about a traditional dish.
Image of a printed page with text in English and Irish, discussing digital archive prints of chlorophyll leaf prints and their lasting significance.
A page with written text in English and Irish, titled 'The Day I Took Rita to St Brigid's Well' and 'An Lá a Thug Mé Rita go Tobar Naomh Bríd'.
Text about Brigid's Well and Tobar Bhríde, describing the use of cyanotype on scoby, a microorganism used in fermentation and kombucha production, written in English and Irish.
Text in English and Irish about cyanotype on birch bark, featuring a description of a photograph of a cow taken with a 3D printed pinhole camera and cyanotype solution. The description explains the process and bio-degradable nature of the image.