Compounded Fractures

Solo show at Hang Tough Contemporary, Dublin, November 2022. The show comprised of 16 paintings / wooden and acrylic assemblages, as well as a video installation shot and edited by Ror Conaty , with a score created by Cian Walker
A short overview I wrote about the concept behind the works:
Compounded Fractures explores the cumulative effect the decisions we make have on our lives. For every choice there can be multiple outcomes. These are weighed up, ahead of making a perceived ‘correct’ choice. Complex decisions can be plagued with indecision from doubt and uncertainty, leading to heightened, internalised stress.⁠

As a material, glass is an excellent conduit to explore these ideas. It has an in-built tension due to the thermal stresses that occur in its formation. When a sheet of it breaks the tension is released through a series of linear fractures in an unpredictable and explosive manner. It is this moment in time that is captured within the series of works.