THE WINNOWING BASKET: Art, Loot and The Commons

Commons references British Imperial history in the Indian subcontinent and Ireland while simultaneously speaking directly to the artist’s immediate family and its links to the Punjab. 

The work considers how contested histories and spaces can be reconciled and how common ground, both literally and metaphorically, can be reclaimed.

Counter to the rise of anti-migrant rhetoric across Europe, Commons aims to promote empathy, inclusivity and optimism.

The artist has made a new site specific work for each location which you will encounter during the exhibition.

Sue Morris

Sue Morris was born in England and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, London. Since the early nineties she has lived in Ireland, most recently in Derry, Northern Ireland. Her multidisciplinary practice utilizes drawing, text, printmaking, film, photography, sound and installation. Her work explores historical and personal narratives – the known and the unknown, real and imagined – how identity is constructed and the fallibility of memory. The work is often in response to a particular place or specific set of circumstances.

Morris has been the recipient of awards from the Arts Council of N. Ireland, Culture Ireland, Dublin City Council, Derry and Strabane County Council, The Bloody Sunday Trust, ArtsEverywhere and the Dementia Services Development Trust, among others. 

Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows nationally and internationally including  Photophobia Festival of Contemporary Moving Image, Ontario, Canada;16:9 Gallery, Lawrence University, Michigan, USA; Artisterium 7, Tblisi, Georgia; the Kunstverein Galerie, Vienna, Austria; the Irish Embassy, Bejiing, China; the QSS Gallery, Belfast and most recently at the RCC, Letterkenny.

Recent residencies include; the British School at Rome funded by DCSDC Artist’s Award and the Arts Council of N. Ireland; Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris; and the Guesthouse Project, Cork, Ireland. 

www.suemorris.ie