Artist Bridget O’Gorman visited the ARC programme on 15 January and discussed her research process in preparation for her upcoming exhibition at the LAB gallery. The exhibition, which opens on January 27, 2016,  is titled In the Flesh and curated by Sheena Barrett. In the Flesh is a collaboration between artist Bridget O’Gorman, historian Brenda Malone at the National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks and writer Sue Rainsford. The work focuses on the museum store at Collins Barracks and the artefacts stored there – many of which were donated by the relatives of those who were involved in the 1916 rising. The objects are never revealed to the viewer instead they are described through Rainsford’s script which gives a voice to the artefacts which have been protected from destabilising atmospheric contaminants, human touch and light.

Further information on the exhibition can be found here.