Work as part of group exhibition Out of the Strong, Comes Forth Sweetness curated by artist Brian Teeling & supported by Gay Health Network Ireland. Find more information about the exhibition here.
panel (2025)
aluminum profile, polycarbonate sheet, photo album, laser print, tarpaulin, inkjet print on semigloss paper 251gsm (35cm x 43cm), deaccessioned ID photo from the Reykjavik City Library - Spöngin, hardware.
Vinyl on glass
Displayed on the gallery facade facing Pearse Street, effective protection (2025) is from a recent series of drawings layered with archival images from the Gay Health Network archive.
An exploration of desire, stigma, and medical authoritarianism.
Special thanks to: Brian Teeling, Aisling Clark, Ciara Lee, Salvatore Fullam, Sean O’Riordan, Siobhan Kelly, Federica Crescenzi, Glenn Fitzgerald, A.Mac, Aileen Murphy, Rachel Botha, Martynas Petreikis,
Aisling Morris, Gerry Blake, Owen de Forge, Evanna Devine, & Gay Health Network Ireland.
Poster design by Keith Nally