- Vera Ryklova
If We Could See Ourselves As Others See Us at Solstice Arts Centre, Navan: 14th to 27th January 2023
photography: Simon Mills
If We Could See Ourselves As Others See Us was a community arts project commissioned by Solstice Arts Centre and produced by Dumbworld - a Belfast based artist-led multidisciplinary creative production company, in collaboration with four visual artists (Aislinn Delaney, Jasmin Märker, Jonathan H.S. Ross and me) and with participation from individuals and groups across Co. Meath.
The project culminated in a touring exhibition which was first featured and launched in the Solstice Arts Centre's gallery.
The photographic series I presented in the exhibition (install. shots 1 - 8) was produced during my individual meetings with the participants and my visits of locations throughout the county. The work exhibited my own intimate experience of the creative process as it was exclusively inspired by my encounters with the local community and reflected on the sense of self of those I met.