You Begin

20th May – 1st July 2023
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray.

Do you see us – Do you hear us?

June 26th – August 21st 2023
Godsbanen Art Centre
Aarhus
Denmark

This body of new work by Irish artist Margaret Fitzgibbon adds another voice to the increasing erosion of equality, rights and large and smaller everyday injustices mostly from a female often subjective perspective that is so often overlooked. The work presents abstract figurative stories about themes of reconnection with ancient mythology and holistic ways of crafting, relying on nature, making and belonging to survive – all conveyed through the repeated motif of female arms and hands that yearn to connect.

Movement, atmosphere and sense of place are important themes. The poetic titles of the work evoke the inner landscape of thoughts and emotions based on the artist’s own experiences and memories.

These subjective responses are then cast into wider narratives, addressing prevalent contemporary concerns slipping between the symbolic and the everyday, the autobiographical and the collective, to form a kind of visual poetry.

https://godsbanen.dk/kalender/meet-fitzgibbon/

About Margaret Fitzgibbon

Margaret uses a broad variety of materials to continuously expand and evolve a body of work that includes sculpture, collage drawing, and textiles. Her subject matter is broad, taking in the human, plant and animal world, memory, mythological and feminist themes and forgotten female historical figures.

She is currently working on a new body of work for exhibition 2025/2026.

Sculpture

In the Palm of her Hand

Date 2021
Dimensions: H 15 x 11 x 12 cms;
Medium: synthetic fur; fired porcelain.