Cillian Finnerty

Permanent Mirage

2024

Collaborative exhibition with Cóilín O'Connell at Radion, Amsterdam

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Permanent Mirage is a collaborative project by Coilin O'Connell and Cillian Finnerty, which takes as its starting point the dual meanings of the terms 'hoard/cache': both as the compulsive accumulation of often worthless objects, and as a term for a valuable archaeological find. Cache in its original sense refers to a stockpile of objects, but in contemporary digital parlance has become synonymous with a term for computer memory.

 

Comprising collage, found-object assemblage, and sculptural works, the exhibition explored what happens when currency, images, commodities, or energies are removed from circulation, held in suspense, or when flows of value are interrupted. 

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Curated by Seán O'Ríordan

Generously supported by Culture Ireland