This installation under Emmet bridge on Clanbrassil street comprised of several parts. A wall hanging made of found aluminium cans with the Irish word Rámhaille sewn and stuffed, suspended in front, a vinyl text piece was stuck haphazardly along the sloping wall behind some hostile architecture known as cheval de frise. I did a short performance sitting on this uneven ground explaining and deciphering the many meanings of the word Rámhaille.Another aluminium piece was installed around a corner, displaying a public space “manifesto”. A zine/ publication accompanied this work. This document took the form of a packet of rizla skins, speaking to a throwaway culture in relation to material and language. 

This work explores codes rules and accepted behaviours in public space. Examining how these unspoken but near universally recognised terms dictate how our bodies should be positioned in space, how long you may stay for and who is allowed to break these rules with less consequences. Public spaces feel as though you should be quick, quiet and unassuming otherwise you'll be moved on. I aimed to subvert direct authoritative tone found in signage STOP NO BALL GAMES etc. I considered the word STAY instead. This message promotes staying, doing nothing, as a radical act of defiance and refusal against forced productivity. Inscribed with the word ament, a memorial or plaque towards colloquial, non global language and idioms. This word is a refusal, a refusal of grammatical rules and global interpretation.

Considering and gathering what is consumed at the site, drank, smoked and eaten. How does this distill knowledge about the site?

The orange traffic cones act as a second barrier. I like how their reflection in the water seems to undermine their authority. No longer solid, upright forms, they are fluid, mirroring the organic movement of the water.