THE ISLAND
A work in progress exhibition by Síomha Callanan
Opening event: Monday 23rd February 5-7pm
Opening hours: Monday 23rd – Saturday 28th according to Triskel Arts Centre opening hours
Venue: TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
Join Artist in Residence Síomha Callanan for an open studio evening on Monday 23rd February from 5-7pm in the TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space.
THE ISLAND (working title) is a presentation of work in progress which the Artist has created during her time in residence. Through the act of walking Síomha has engaged in a new body of work exploring the island of Cork city centre and its encompassing channels of the River Lee. With this project she granted herself a fluid approach to the image making; experimenting with various 35mm film types (colour, black & white and colour reversal) and allowing for repeat photographs of the same subject. In the creation of this work the Artist recognised a continuous pull towards the river and intends to develop this line of enquiry into a longer form project.
The TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space was used as a base from which to research, plan and document her investigations as well as to develop thoughts and experiment with the layout and sequencing of images. The residency also granted Síomha time and space to think through projects to date and develop ideas and processes within her practice.
An invitation is extended to join the Artist on a photo walk in Cork city centre on Friday February 27th from 2-4pm. Further information and booking details can be found on the Triskel Arts Centre websitehttps://triskelarts.ticketsolve.com/shows/873662032/events
Síomha Callanan is a visual artist based in Cork working in the medium of analogue photography. Her practice centres on in depth explorations of place through the act of walking. With a mindful approach she engages with her surrounding environment; walking, thinking, observing and capturing carefully considered fragments as she traverses. Spanning various types of landscape depending on where she is based, the resulting imagery tends to be simplistic, giving a semblance to familiar, everyday details which often go unnoticed.
Síomha Callanan holds a BA (hons) in Fine Art Photography & Lens Based Media from Limerick School of Art and Design (2016) and an MA in Art & Process from MTU Crawford College of Art and Design (2021). In 2025 she exhibited a selection of work in The Grammar of Home – a three person show presented by Sample-Studios in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Cork. She has attended artist residencies in Road Books – Cork (2021), Joya: arte + ecología AiR – Spain (2023) and The Sustainable Darkroom Immersive Workshop – Portugal (2024). Síomha received an Arts Council Agility Award In 2022.
TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space
TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space is a partnership between Triskel Arts Centre and Sample-Studios, one of Ireland’s largest artist studios. It provides a developmental project space for visual artists to test ideas, create new work and take risks within a hybrid artist workspace/public exhibition space.
TRISKEL SAMPLE Project Space was established in March 2024. Since then, it has hosted 44 artists who undertook 12 residencies, presented 13 Exhibitions, and facilitated 49 Free Public Events.
Visitors are invited to explore the Project Space and engage with residents’ and their work.
