126 Gallery, Galway International Arts Festival Cecilia Danell & Katerina Gribkoff 15th – 28th July 2024 Curated by: Naoise Sheridan
126 Artist-Run Gallery proudly presents ‘What the Plants Know’, an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and textile work that uses an interdisciplinary approach to begin unraveling the secrets held by the natural world that surrounds us.
Rooted in themes of our environment, artists Cecilia Danell and Katerina Gribkoff who are both based in the West of Ireland, explore a myriad of different mediums as a method of drawing inspiration from the landscape, and offers viewers a glimpse into unique ways of seeing the natural world.
Cecilia Danell is showing recent paintings and a cluster of larger than life-size lupins, which were made especially for this exhibition and point to her interest in the Science Fiction qualities of undesired or invasive plant species. In Sweden lupins are listed as an invasive plant that should be eradicated when found in the wild, yet their presence is intrinsic to her memories of childhood summers. Danell is contemplating ideas surrounding the implications associated with eradication and restoration. How far back should we go when restoring what went before and can we allow ourselves to feel conflicted?
Cecilia Danell wishes to acknowledge the support from the Arts Council and Galway City Council in the making of the works for this exhibition.
