Ailbhe Ní Bhriain

Ailbhe Ní Bhriain is an Irish artist working with film, computer-generated imagery, collage, tapestry, print and installation. Ní Bhriain’s work is rooted in an exploration of imperial legacy, human displacement and the Anthropocene. These intertwined subjects are approached through an associative use of narrative and a deeply crafted visual language that verges on the surreal.

She sidesteps directive positions and familiar binaries, exposing instead the layers of ambiguity and contradiction embedded in these fraught issues. The resulting worlds she creates are at once idiosyncratic, irresistible and unsettling. Her work has been exhibited widely both nationally and internationally and regularly involves collaboration with musicians and composers.

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Image: Ailbhe Ní Bhriain, Interval VI, 2023, cotton, wool, silk, Lurex, edition of 3 + 2AP, 294.5 x 408 cm. Image courtesy the artist & Kerlin Gallery