Forget Me Knot

A solo exhibition by Róisín Mohally

MTU Registrar’s Prize 2023, supported by MTU Arts Office

James Barry Exhibition Centre, MTU Bishopstown, Cork  

21 February – 13 March 2024

Exhibition Launch Wed 21st February 1-2pm

MTU Arts Office presents the debut solo exhibition by Roisín Mohally, MTU CCAD BA Hons Fine Art 2023, as part of the annual MTU Registrar’s Prize, selected by MTU Registrar & Vice President for Academic Affairs and supported by MTU Arts Office.

Roisín Mohally’s work explores loss, absence, and traces of memories through materials and making.

Exhibition Guide

“My work presents a series of vessels that act as a metaphor for grief. I view a vessel as an empty space that suggests the absence of a memory, person, object or feeling. My practice explores the dichotomy between comfort and discomfort and confronts the viewer in a direct way.

My material led process utilises marks, folds, tears and shapes within clothing to reveal the traces of a person. I believe that we become attached to a person's clothing after they pass and that such material has the capacity to reveal a shape, tell a story and retain a memory of a life.

The use of soft materials and processes like crochet and knitting are juxtaposed with hard materials like chains, poles, wire and welded metal. Long layers of printed matter reveal unravelling sculptural forms which evoke knots, and reflect a memory or time lapse within my practice."

Instagram: @roisinmohally_art