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SUMMARY:first-person | Isabel English at the LHQ Gallery
DESCRIPTION:‘first-person’ a solo exhibition by Isabel English opens at
  LHQ Gallery\, 5th of September 6pm.\n\nIsabel English\, from Ballyhea in 
 County Cork\, is a visual artist and educator based in Dublin. Isabel’s 
 work utilises the mediums of photography\, textile and sculpture\, to exte
 nd from the literary genre of autofiction\, which combines autobiographica
 l truths with fictionalised renderings\, to create contextually sensitive 
 installations.               \nIn 'first-person'\, Isabel uses images of b
 odily anatomy\, taken from A Manual of Artistic Anatomy by John C.L. Spark
 es (London: Bailliere\, Tindall and Cox\, 1888) as a source for the work. 
 These images have been spliced and rendered beyond recognition and present
 ed to the viewer as enlarged scans on assorted sheets of acetate. These ac
 tions are reflected in a number of wall based sculptural pieces made from 
 disposable patterned aluminium plating\, replicating the composition of ho
 neycomb cardboard\, generally used as protective packaging in the shipment
  and transportation of goods. These processes of repetition\, which underl
 ine much of English’s practice\, refers to the psychological concept of 
 Repetition Compulsion\, as underlined by Freud in his essay ‘Beyond the 
 Pleasure Principle’ first published in German in 1920\, as an unconsciou
 s tendency to repeat patterns of behaviour. \n\nThe exhibition will be acc
 ompanied by a publication produced by Isabel in which Cork based arts writ
 er Sarah Long\, and poet Julie Morrisey have written about Isabel’s work
 .\nIsabel was awarded the inaugural Emerging Visual Artist Award from Cork
  County Council in 2024. Isabel was awarded the inaugural Emerging Visual 
 Artist Award from Cork County Council in 2024. This award provides a bursa
 ry and the opportunity to have a solo exhibition at LHQ Gallery. \n\nThe e
 xhibition runs from Friday 5th of September to Friday 24th of October.\nOp
 ening Hours: LHQ Gallery is open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm\, and c
 loses on bank holidays.\nLocation: LHQ Gallery is in the County Library bu
 ilding on Carrigrohane Road\, Cork\, T12K335.\n
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LOCATION:LHQ Gallery\, County Library\, Carrigrohane Road\, Cork\, Co. Cork
 \, T12 K335\, Munster\, Ireland
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