susan leen
‘I am a visual artist working in expanded drawing, printmaking, social practice and ephemeral installation. My work interrogates place and how the topography and geography of a site can inform and create culture.’
4000 feet
This installation forms part of a body of work created in DCU as part of my artist residency.
Percival Spencer’s parchute jump from Clonturk Park gives the installation its title. These drawings on apogee silk reference the materiality of the parachute and the elements of air and wind.This work was made in response to historical geographer Ruth Mc Manus’ research on the Drumcondra area.
material: pigment and apogee silk
dimensions: each piece of silk measures 90cm x 200cm
Cregan Library: solo exhibition: River and Ridge
Photography: Gillian Buckley
