Ahh the Fleadh, the Belfast Fleadh – were you there? I’ve never seen Belfast so lively, so fun, so full and so mad. It was so good – it was genuinely emotional. I’m even tearing up as I write about it.

In creating Amergin the video, I gathered a lot of material: plants, sketches, votive amulets, found objects, Polaroids, etc. Some find their place in the video, others work as supporting material. For Culture Night 2018, I have arranged all of this material on a wall near where the video is being screened. Big thanks to curator and fellow Vault member Sally O’Dowd, whose work also features in the show, and Marta Dyczkowska, another good friend and fellow Vault studio member.

I was delighted to be commissioned by Arborist to make artwork for the 4th album ‘Looking for Love’. Inspired by Airfix kits and the writings of Ciaran Carson, this handmade linocut print on Fabriano Rosaspina cotton paper, uses motifs and references from Mark’s lyrics as its subject matter.