GOODBYE I LOVE YOU, an exhibition at ArtMart Studios

GOODBYE I LOVE YOU, an exhibition by Irish artist Caroline Walshe opens
in ArtMart Studios, Sligo on Saturday 12th of June at 7pm.

The exhibition comprises work made by the artist after the death of a
close friend by suicide. Walshe combines image and text, juxtaposing
traditional handicrafts with intensely distressing and difficult issues
in a way that manages to be both beautiful and disturbing.  The
exhibition explores embroidery, quilt-making and photography, touching
on very uncomfortable subject matter in a moving and profound way.

 In a statement about the work, Caroline Walshe says: "Fabric and the
stitched word seemed the best possible way to communicate the horrific
imagery left with me after this violent event. Embroidery gave the words
and thoughts that were so difficult to say aloud a space to be
expressed. Somehow the softness of thread and fabric, the beauty of
stitching, the flexibility of the finished product and the comforting
nature of textiles - we use them to clothe ourselves, to wipe our tears,
to rest our faces on as we sleep - made textiles the best medium to
convey the violence of the images, the nightmarish quality of suicide
bereavement and the horror of the act itself."

The exhibition runs from 14 - 19 June, 11am - 5pm, at ArtMart Studios, 7
Lower The Mall, Sligo.

For more information contact: carowalshe@yahoo.co.uk, or
artmartstudios@gmail.com

http://www.artmartstudios09.blogspot.com/
http://ansnagbreac.blogspot.com/

This exhibition is not suitable for children.