They That Sorrow / Lucht an Dobróin (2026)

Multimedia installation, presented as part of NCAD Works 2026.

They That Sorrow / Lucht an Dobróin draws on Irish mourning traditions, particularly the figures of the banshee and the bleeding tree, to create an immersive installation.

Hair, flax, branches, image, and voice become carriers of loss and transformation. Materials are encountered ritually through acts of gathering, knotting, binding, grinding, teasing, and compression — gestures that recall spellwork, folk ritual, and mourning rites.

The forms hover between apparition and trace, emerging as fragile, ephemeral, and unsettled presences. The work invites viewers into a haunted landscape where personal grief and collective folklore remain deeply entangled, asking what lingers after loss becomes part of the land itself.

Shortlisted — Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2026
They That Sorrow / Lucht an Dobróin has been shortlisted for Arts Thread’s Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2026. Public voting is open until 21 October. View the project and vote.