Photo credit Manuel Vason 2024
Photo credit Manuel Vason 2024
it seems these days to have a home you need to have a financial nest egg before you can even think about it. dreaming about the fusion of a skills and dream based nest egg and can that be enough to empower self-reliance and autonomy in a world that seeks to divest us of our essential community skills.
photos by Becca Geden
Like both a bird and its prey the snail, carrying my home on my back, protected and self sufficicient, yet victim to its own nature.
photos by Becca Geden.
Photo credit Manuel Vason 2024
Caged Bird.
foraged branches and moss
photos by Becca Geden
Photo credit Manuel Vason
Will following bloodlines give me sense of belonging?
Will history remind me of inherent practical life skills in all of us?
How do i find a sense of place in this country where the right to land has been placed out of my reach? Following my bloodlines back to a mythical time where we as a people were connected to the land and were more self reliant feels temporarily empowering.
if i tug on that thread will that dream disintegrate or consolidate?
foraged branches, red thread
self portrait
Golden Cage;
the cages we make to protect ourselves, that become such a part of us, it is difficult to know how to separate or remove them.
Foraged eucalyptusleaves and bark, willow, gold leaf.
Photos by Cosmo Campbell
Finding my place in the land, carrying my home on my back.
photos by Becca Geden
Where do i put all my gathered treasures when i havent got a place to live?
part of ongoing series around housing in ireland using the metaphor of nests for a sense of home
foraged branches, moss, fabric and found trinkets
Lost Girl
Foraged plant material and woven straw headpiece, kimono made from recycled paper packaging
Nest
Foraged natural materials, handwoven.
Reflecting on the current housing crisis in Ireland.
2023
Waiting in the Ditches
Found and Foraged plant collar and Donegal Tweed dress
seeking softness and merging into the soul of the world.
moss, handfelted wool, thread, raffia.
self portrait.
foraged fallen tree branches, reflecting on forestry logging and sustainable human and tree interaction and co existence.
Energy Crisis
Sometimes i am seeking to merge into the environment , maybe so i can ijust assume an observational vantage point without having to partake in the uncontrollable aspects of life?
foraged branches, pine cones, moss
self portrait
If i can just disappear into the background…?
lasercut mask from recycled card
foraged Hydrangea cloak
Fading Glory
Crown and Coat made with deadstock industrial teabag paper. Found and foraged plant materials
Laser Cut Paper Crown, reflecting on the many self proclaimed healers I seem to encounter of late!
2023
Crown and Coat made from teabag paper
Costume design for Looseysmokes Art Circus
~In Rhythms~ show.
