Luan Gallery in Athlone is delighted to present its summer exhibitions programme featuring two solo exhibitions: ‘Field Station: Cornafulla’ by Westmeath-based artist Amanda Ralph, and ‘States, Stations,’ by Dublin-based Samir Mahmood.
The official launch for both exhibitions took place on Thursday, July 2nd. These exhibitions are supported by the Arts Council.
‘States, Stations’ is a solo exhibition of newly commissioned work by Pakistan-born, Dublin-based artist Samir Mahmood. Drawing on key Sufi mystical concepts, Mahmood explores queer experience, identity, and transformation through textiles, sculpture, painting, and mixed media.
Combining philosophical, political, and sensory inquiry, States, Stations considers how identity, power, and perception shape the ways we experience ourselves and the world around us, while reflecting on the intersections of spirituality, embodiment, and belonging.
‘Field Station: Cornafulla’ is a solo exhibition by Westmeath-based artist Amanda Ralph. Centered on Cornafulla Bog and the Shannon Callows, the exhibition brings the visible landscape into tension with what it contains: shifting ecological conditions, field records, measurement, and material evidence.
Through moving image, sound, and sculpture, Ralph re-encounters the farm landscape without resolving it into a single authoritative image. ‘Field Station: Cornafulla’ has been developed with support from the Accenture Digital Innovation in Art Bursary, awarded
‘Field Station: Cornafulla’, and ‘States, Stations’ will continue until Sunday, August 30th. Luan Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm and from 12 pm to 5 pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Admission to the gallery is free, and guided tours are accessible to all but require advance booking.
