On Saturday 11 November, Sarah Kelleher, writer, and curator opened Mary’s solo show at Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co Cork. The title of the exhibition From the Inside Out and the Outside In ran from 11 November to 23 December 2023.
From the Inside Out and the Outside In is a new body of work that started as a direct response to observations of the community of Bere Island during the initial COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The work focuses on the fragility of the island people while at the same time highlighting their strength and resilience. This exploration is set against the backdrop of Mary’s previous work around gendered labor, female narratives, and the military sites on Bere Island including At Home, At War which won the RDS Taylor award in 2018.
