susan leen



‘I am a visual artist working in expanded drawing, ephemeral installation and socially engaged practice. My work explores place and how a site's topography and geography can inform and shape culture. My practice evolves through collaborative processes, fieldwork and material experimentation.’



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