Category: Denise Callan

Sincerely Yours is the last in a what has become a three part series. It began with an exploration of identity and our human need for belonging, through my initial work titled Dear Public. Last year, as my work developed for our first handshake show, I realised what I as creating was a continuation rather… Continue reading SINCERELY YOURS

 Last year, Dear Maker contained a sealed confessional box called “Communion”. This piece facilitated a way for the audience to exercise the acknowledgement, expression and release of shame though written confessions. This year began with the burning of this confessional, the resulting ash becoming the beginning element for the next iteration. Each of the previous… Continue reading BEAUTIFUL BUT INSUFFICIENT

“Every act of creation begins with an act of destruction.” – Pablo Picasso   This years work has begun with the destruction of confessions gathered throughout our last exhibition. The burning of these within their sealed confessional has left me with a new material: their ash. This ash becomes the nucleus of the next pieces,… Continue reading THE DESTRUCTION OF SHAME

Our last workshop series with Estela has been spent learning to present our work electronically. We spent many weeks responding to her outrageously genius prompts. The results for me have been both painstaking, and pleasantly surprising at times. The prompt for this video was to make an instrument from tin foil and film it making… Continue reading HAUNTING

As we draw near to our progress exhibition at Depost Artspace it feels appropriate to share an appreciation post.  It takes a village to raise an artist!  This last few weeks have certainly been a testament to that. I’m so grateful to have a whole village of mentors, peers, family and friends supporting behind the scenes. Handshake… Continue reading IT TAKES A VILLAGE

  More gentle than a whisper. Your voice summons me.  A prompting, a leading, a nudge.