EYE LANGUAGE

Geraldine O’Reilly & Denise Curtin

17 September – 9 October 2004

Crawford Municipal Art Gallery

“Eye Language” is a collaborative work by the poet Denise Curtin and visual artist and printmaker Geraldine O’Reilly.

The exhibition features ten poems written by Curtin accompanied by ten photo-etchings by O’Reilly from their hand printed book Eye Language. The images and language combine to evoke an exploration of the senses set against a midland backdrop.

Curtin is a native of Athy, Co Kildare, now resident in Portlaoise, Co. Laois. She has received a number of awards for her poetry including the Cecil Day Lewis Award for poetry and first prize in the Syllables Poetry Competition.

O’Reilly is a native of Killucan, Co. Westmeath and is presently resident on Inis Oírr, Aran Islands. She has a degree and diploma in Fine Art from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. To date she has had nine solo exhibitions and appeared in numerous major group shows.

Exhibition dates: 17 September - 9 October 2004
Gallery hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 16:45
admission free, full wheelchair access

For further information and visuals contact:
Anne Boddaert (Assistant-Curator)
Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
Emmet Place Cork Ireland
T: +353 21 4907857
E:anneboddaert@eircom.net