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The Circle of Contradiction
This collaborative project centres around the affordability of sustainable energy. Through extensive research we discovered several inconsistencies between sustainable policies and their accessibility to the public. We devised the ‘circle of contradiction’, as a timeline of environmental policies and agendas throughout Bord na Mona’s history. The outcome of the research showed that sustainable energy policies catered to those from a higher income bracket of society. We began tracking the history of Bord na Mona’s positive contributions to public housing, employment and community projects which veiled over the negative implications of their environmental policies. The posters we created speak to the hypocrisy and lack of accountability for corporate intervention on the environment. They are a comedic interpretation of the contradictions within environmental initiatives such as the drastic effects of wind energy on the boglands and the extortionate cost of solar panels installed in homes.
Carrie Anne is an artist printmaker and educator based in Co. Kildare. Working primarily within Screen Printing and exhibiting on both a regional and international basis with her array of hand pulled screen printed posters and wallpapers Carrie-Anne’s work battles current social ethical issues through the lens of millennial humour. Carrie-Anne previously graduated with a bachelors (Hons) degree in Fine Art with Printmaking from the Crawford College of Art and Design, Munster Technological University. Carrie-Anne’s teaching practice focuses on creating an inclusive learning environment and the philosophy of looking back in history to better improve the learning of today. Carrie-Anne is currently researching the history of the Irish education system and mapping key curriculum changes in tune with the context of its time. Carrie Anne hopes to continue exhibiting her work alongside passing on her own gathered knowledge to the following generations of young artists.
Ciara is an artist and educator based in Offaly. Graduating from Limerick School of Art and Design with an honours bachelor’s degree in Printmaking Contemporary Practice in 2018. Her work is in the LIT Permanent Collection, Limerick. Ciara has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Ciara works with various printmaking techniques, photography, and drawing. The aim of Ciara’s work is to bring the sublime qualities that occupy the Irish landscape, almost like a classical romantic painting, and try to bring this beauty into a contemporary environment. From her exploration into the land, the delicacy within the bog is an element that is very important in her work. As the bog is a vast, limitless, and monumental environment, that becomes a panoramic scene that captures the light, the tranquility, the mystery, and the vastness of the land.
Jessica Neville is a graphic designer, illustrator and educator based in Dublin. Graduating from NCAD with a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication and an MA in Art in the Contemporary World. Her work employs a variety of mediums such as paint, photography and graphic design. She explores concepts such as gender equality, racial injustice and political activism. Jessica exhibited works at the NCAD gallery show ‘A Reluctant Mirage’, which focused on the importance of music in social and cultural change. Combining music and art in a series of posters and a podcast. Jessica is currently completing the PME course at the National College of Art and Design, aiming to encourage young minds to engage in political and social discourse through art and design.