Alicia Reyes McNamara
As They Caught Their Eye, 2021
Oil on canvas
40 x 50 cm
15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
Alicia produced this new body of work after researching the female voice in pre-Christian rituals and their role in providing safe passage, a conduit for the soul on its journey...
Alicia produced this new body of work after researching the female voice in pre-Christian rituals and their role in providing safe passage, a conduit for the soul on its journey to the afterlife. Informed by the banished practice of keening – the act of wailing in grief for the deceased - the work is an investigation of folklore and rituals around loss, mourning and healing. This series explores the keener as a liminal figure that exists between life and death.
Exhibitions
2021 - 'Conduits Call', Lismore Castle Arts, Waterford, Ireland2022 - Tabula Rasa, Beijing