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Tadhg Ó Cuirrín is an Irish visual artist and teacher based in Hà Nội, Vietnam. He received an honours degree in Fine Art, Painting in the Limerick School of Art and Design in 2009. He works in a variety of different media, has exhibited somewhat widely in the past, and has worked for a number of artist-run spaces and organisations. His work is interested in the ways we find to make sense of the often bewildering world around us. He intends to one day make work about waiting and nothing.
Ó̶ ̶C̶u̶i̶r̶r̶í̶n̶'̶s̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶s̶u̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶u̶r̶e̶,̶ ̶b̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶a̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶m̶i̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶l̶e̶v̶e̶l̶,̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶o̶g̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶d̶e̶c̶i̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶c̶e̶s̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶f̶f̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶l̶e̶s̶s̶n̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶r̶u̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶e̶t̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶o̶n̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶p̶h̶y̶s̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶s̶e̶n̶s̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶i̶v̶i̶d̶u̶a̶l̶.̶ ̶H̶e̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶l̶o̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶p̶t̶i̶m̶i̶s̶m̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶x̶i̶e̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶h̶e̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶d̶e̶c̶i̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶,̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶f̶i̶l̶t̶e̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶s̶m̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶o̶r̶i̶e̶n̶t̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶r̶r̶a̶y̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶d̶i̶g̶i̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶s̶i̶g̶n̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶i̶v̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶ ̶b̶a̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶c̶u̶l̶t̶u̶r̶a̶l̶ ̶d̶e̶t̶r̶i̶t̶u̶s̶.̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶k̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶m̶y̶s̶t̶i̶f̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶r̶l̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶e̶c̶h̶n̶o̶l̶o̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶n̶g̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶r̶i̶t̶u̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶n̶s̶f̶i̶g̶u̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶d̶é̶t̶o̶u̶r̶n̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶u̶p̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶m̶o̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶n̶s̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶o̶g̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶t̶u̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶n̶e̶a̶t̶h̶.̶ ̶
̶U̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶e̶t̶y̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶e̶d̶i̶a̶,̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶p̶r̶a̶c̶t̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶u̶t̶i̶l̶i̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶l̶a̶n̶g̶u̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶n̶e̶t̶w̶o̶r̶k̶;̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶o̶r̶g̶a̶n̶i̶s̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶b̶o̶u̶n̶d̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶s̶,̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶o̶n̶e̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶a̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶t̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶i̶n̶ ̶p̶h̶y̶s̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶s̶p̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶o̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶b̶s̶u̶r̶d̶ ̶e̶x̶t̶e̶n̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶i̶g̶i̶t̶a̶l̶.̶ ̶H̶e̶ ̶e̶m̶p̶h̶a̶s̶i̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶h̶u̶m̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶v̶o̶k̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶s̶o̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶u̶c̶e̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶m̶o̶d̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶k̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶v̶i̶s̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶l̶a̶n̶g̶u̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶v̶y̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶n̶o̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶e̶a̶r̶a̶n̶c̶e̶
lol, whut?
circa 2013
Ó̶ ̶C̶u̶i̶r̶r̶í̶n̶'̶s̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶s̶u̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶u̶r̶e̶,̶ ̶b̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶a̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶m̶i̶c̶r̶o̶ ̶l̶e̶v̶e̶l̶,̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶o̶g̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶d̶e̶c̶i̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶c̶e̶s̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶f̶f̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶l̶e̶s̶s̶n̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶r̶u̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶e̶t̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶o̶n̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶p̶h̶y̶s̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶s̶e̶n̶s̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶i̶v̶i̶d̶u̶a̶l̶.̶ ̶H̶e̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶l̶o̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶p̶t̶i̶m̶i̶s̶m̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶x̶i̶e̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶h̶e̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶d̶e̶c̶i̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶,̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶f̶i̶l̶t̶e̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶s̶m̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶o̶r̶i̶e̶n̶t̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶r̶r̶a̶y̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶d̶i̶g̶i̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶s̶i̶g̶n̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶i̶v̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶ ̶b̶a̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶c̶u̶l̶t̶u̶r̶a̶l̶ ̶d̶e̶t̶r̶i̶t̶u̶s̶.̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶k̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶m̶y̶s̶t̶i̶f̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶r̶l̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶e̶c̶h̶n̶o̶l̶o̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶n̶g̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶r̶i̶t̶u̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶n̶s̶f̶i̶g̶u̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶d̶é̶t̶o̶u̶r̶n̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶u̶p̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶m̶o̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶n̶s̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶o̶g̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶t̶u̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶n̶e̶a̶t̶h̶.̶ ̶
̶U̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶e̶t̶y̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶e̶d̶i̶a̶,̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶p̶r̶a̶c̶t̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶u̶t̶i̶l̶i̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶l̶a̶n̶g̶u̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶n̶e̶t̶w̶o̶r̶k̶;̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶o̶r̶g̶a̶n̶i̶s̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶b̶o̶u̶n̶d̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶s̶,̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶o̶n̶e̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶r̶a̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶t̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶i̶n̶ ̶p̶h̶y̶s̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶s̶p̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶o̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶b̶s̶u̶r̶d̶ ̶e̶x̶t̶e̶n̶s̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶i̶g̶i̶t̶a̶l̶.̶ ̶H̶e̶ ̶e̶m̶p̶h̶a̶s̶i̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶h̶u̶m̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶v̶o̶k̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶s̶o̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶u̶c̶e̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶m̶o̶d̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶k̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶v̶i̶s̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶l̶a̶n̶g̶u̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶v̶y̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶n̶o̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶e̶a̶r̶a̶n̶c̶e̶
lol, whut?
circa 2013
