There’s Always A Reason For Something

Hilary Morton

Donegal based artist Hilary Morton presented a collection of her work, united by the theme “There’s Always A Reason For Something”, at The Saldanha Suite at Fort Dunree.

The exhibition captured the artist’s singular vision of the world in an exhibition ranging across materials and mediums, though always displaying an affinity to the beauty of the found object – “the ready-made”.
Playing with found objects and exploring their potential for the communication of ideas, Morton examines the preoccupation of contemporary society with our emotional landscape.  Though her work is often playful and quirky, on closer inspection you will see reflected darker subplots, with such themes as displacement and alienation, estrangement and exploitation.  Morton tackles challenging concepts – such as the meaning and meaninglessness of labels when considering gender and identity – through to playful ideas drawn from fairytale visions from childhood.