Sibyl Montague’s Claí na Péiste accumulates culturally symbolic references to the pig in Irish folkloric storytelling, everyday life and contemporary ecology. The ubiquitous and day-to-day integration of pigs and their representation sits at odds with the concentration of pork farming across the country, bringing to the surface deep and conflicted underlying societal relationships to nature.
Medium | Two-channel HD colour animation, sound, sculptural component |
Credit Line | IMMA Collection: Purchase, |
Item Number | ACQ.2023.SM.001 |
Copyright | For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected]. |
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