THREADS
David Bickley
17 to 21 December 2019

This immersive film art installation by David Bickley is a personalised journey through a series of events based on Irish folklore and strung along the course of the River Ilen. Also featured is Three Candles, a video and text installation which includes an interview by local historian Gerald O’Brien who contributed to the artist’s research.

See Catherine Harty's review for Visual Artists Newsletter
'Threads works impressively as an immersive installation, with the combined sound and imagery producing a meditative, hypnotic effect on the viewer.'
https://visualartistsireland.com/david-ian-bickley-threads

Anglo Irish artist, filmmaker and musician David Bickley's (b. 1961) audio visual works/installations are abstracted, largely process led adventures mainly on themes of nature/landscape but also with points of reference to mythology and symbolism. They rely heavily on texture and mood and tend to sacrifice the topographical in an attempt to capture the spirit of the places depicted using memory or feeling. Other works are digitally manipulated landscapes designed to evoke a sense of animation and accelerated time-scale. His practice incorporates film, music, video, immersive environments and sound art.

David graduated from WSCAD with a BA in film in 1983. Past exhibitions of his work have included Gallery of City Museum of Aveiro, Portugal; Haun Tie Art Museum, Beijing, China; Common Ground International Touring Exhibition; Lewis Art Gallery, Jackson Mississippi; Centre For Creative Practices, Dublin; Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork; Glucksman, Cork; The Big Chill Festival,Eastnor, England; County Hall, Cork; Eisge, Carlow; The Dock, Leitrim; and Darklight, Dublin. David Bickley lives and works in Cork, Ireland.

WCAC acknowledges the financial support of the Arts Council and Cork County Council