Views from an Irish perspective on the “Le Chéile” project:
The recent sojourn at Cill Rialaig has further consolidated the project but on a different level. As we get to know each other better I think that we are becoming more adventurous in the collaboration, appropriating each others images and plates. There has been a slow build up of trust between the artists and a genuine exchange of ideas and work.
The group structured the residency very well with initially an exchange of ideas and a presentation of each artist’s work. This was followed by several ‘show and tell’ sessions where we shared our concepts, drawings, progress in platemaking and ultimately first proofs. There was a free exchange of information on techniques and processes as well as an exchange of proofs and plates.
While most of us were quite familiar with each other after Nant Gwrtheyrn, it was a great opportunity to get to work with and to know Veronica better. If we can manage to maintain the momentum we may well be into the most interesting stage of the project to date.
