‘Breaking the Bubble ‘

‘Breaking the Bubble’ Is a culmination of work looking at the small things  I do  to get myself out of the bubble  that you can get yourself in . That bubble of inactivity and isolation that can remove you from the people around you .

Coming back to Ireland from London after having my breakdown / breakthrough three years ago,  took a good while to build myself up again and adjust to a far quieter and slower  environment . Part of my recovery was being cognisant of what could  do and did do that helped me get through my day. This prevented  me from being  bubbled up in my room, removed  from others.

Being aware of these  small things and how useful they can be, became very useful in lockdown. It was during that time I started to explore them visually. Looking at these tiny seemingly  insignificant acts or moments of appreciation and composing them on a page and emblazoning them in colour. The intention with this exhibition is to make these small things bright and shiny, to show that these small actions  and appreciations can get you out of a bubble of inactivity and darkness .

In the work I have been homaging   these moments, making them  beautiful and striking  to give an insight to the viewer how important they are to me. That’s  why I use amplified  colour and play around with perspective so as to draw in the audience and let the instance sit with them for a while. My hope is that they will come away thinking about the small moments that keep them out of their bubble .