Position One
2023
New Media / Projection & Sound. 6 minutes
‘I hate what Ireland has become’: a phrase uttered in disgust of Trans people, and equally voiced right back at the rise of the Far Right. This work asks what happens when Trans people take back the narrative. What happens when our words are posed as a remedy to those who despise us?
By databending: converting images to sound, and back again; this work allows Trans voices to be inserted into the image and distort visual representations of negative comments found in Irish spaces. Whether a comment on a YouTube video or a letter to Ministers, the increase in hatred towards Trans people is reaching a fever pitch, and this work seeks to challenge that. This work: our Trans voices; is applied as force, as a mechanism to distort the bigotry held in the field of Irish rhetoric, a field increasingly platforming hatred.
Eoin Woolfrey is a Trans & Autistic artist using glitch art to distort systems of oppression. By breaking imagery their art uncovers new ways to view our roles in the world. Their work focuses on the Western Gender Binary, Neurodivergence & Ableism.
Their community work has influenced their artistic development. At present, they collaborate with Fidé Theatre on themes of women's autonomy and have recently run workshops reclaiming Trans & Neurodivergent narratives with their local Trans community.
They graduated from NCAD in 2019 & have since exhibited internationally. Their degree show was critically well received & featured in Circa Art Magazine. Their experience as a member of A4 Sounds Studios has fueled their development, & their art has grown with the support of the Digital Bursary Award from Fire Station Studios.
