Join us for an Artist Talk with Sharon Murphy as she shares insights into her creative practice, inspirations, and the ideas behind her current exhibition.
Saturday, 8 August 1 – 2 PM at GOMA Waterford.
This is a free, informal event and everyone is welcome – just drop in. We look forward to seeing you there!
Sharon Murphy draws from her background in theatre and influences from psychoanalysis and magic realism. Delving into theatrical settings, she captures moments of quiet and stillness. Through recurring symbols such as curtains, deserted stages, and performative environments, she investigates the thin line between illusion and reality, presence and absence.
“Within these spaces, the boundaries between the authentic and the artificial become blurred. The settings I construct evoke an interplay between recollection and imagination, raising questions about whether the images present a genuine memory or a fabricated vision. I am interested in how memory, like a staged performance, can be rehearsed, revised, and reshaped. The distorted prism of memory itself aligns with the constructed, performative nature of these spaces. As viewers navigate these environments, their sense of reality becomes destabilized, mimicking the way memory falters and reconfigures itself over time. These sites are not simply backdrops, but active participants in the exploration of perception, narrative, and the delicate threshold between truth and illusion.”
– Sharon Murphy, 2025
Please drop by for this opportunity to hear more about this body of work from the artist herself – no booking is necessary and all are very welcome.
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