nothing alien is human to us

Nothing Alien is Human to Us is an exhibition of new work by visual artist Tara McGinn. In this new, ongoing body of work, she explores themes of historical absence and the uncanny in relation to domestic space, after a period of heightened anxiety and close proximity to her family home. Using […]
parallel [in]Between
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Platform Arts presents Parallel [in]Between by Kate Murphy and Ellen Duffy. – a collaborative show of site-responsive sculptural installations. Photography By Simon Mills Platform presents a collaborative show of site-responsive sculptural installations by Ellen Duffy and Kate Murphy. Parallel [in]Between is an exhibition born out of the pair’s collaborative project of the same title that […]
ARM // Art Research Matters
The Ulster Research Salon will be resuming a monthly reading group Art Research Matters | ARM (previously named Speculate this!) on Thursday 22nd November at 7pm at Platform Arts Gallery. This platform will consider current research in contemporary art practice, within the context of philosophical developments within the […]
Chromostereopsis II by Declan Proctor

Within his practice Declan Proctor explores the phenomena of natural light, using it as his main material. This exploration derives from personal experiences and childhood memories with the encounter of natural light. Proctor creates site-specific installations, inviting the viewer to experience his work and the surrounding architecture through colour, reflection and shadow. Coloured […]
Un- + mute | Leonard Traynor

The current vision of the future is one of uncertainty and disruption of the norm. This existing status is aligned beside an exponentially growing technology that is certain to have a profound effect on humanity’s experience of reality. Machine learning programmes have allowed the possibility of creative intelligence with their ability to […]
LURID IDEAL | Christopher James Burns, Craig Donald, Anna Marie Savage and Anne Marie Taggart

Image: Craig Donald, ‘Quo Vadis?’ detail, collage 2018 “The world must be romanticized. In this way its original meaning will be rediscovered. To romanticize is nothing but a qualitative heightening. In this process the lower self becomes identified with a better self. (…) Insofar as I present the commonplace with significance, the ordinary with […]
…And There Will Be Light | Jasmin Märker

Featuring a non-human durational performance 2nd- 5th August. Gallery Two Jasmin has been sweating particularly hard during this heatwave out of worry for her non-human collaborators namely Photobacterium Phosphorum and Pseudomonas fluorescence, the former being more fond of the mild Irish summers. Located in a studio that heats up to 30°C the […]
Transcendental | Sinéad Keogh

Live Performances: 2nd August 7pm-8pm 11th August 3pm-4pm 25th August 1pm-2pm Gallery One In an attempt to capture and express the personal memories of Barry, a club kid from the 90’s ,this multimedia installation presents Barry as he is today without his sight with fragmented images from […]
2018/19 Open Call for Exhibitions

DEADLINE FOR SUMBISSION: By 6pm, Monday 27th August Platform Arts is accepting proposals from artists and curators, working in any media or discipline to be included in its 2018/2019 exhibition and events programme. Prior experience is not a condition of acceptance. Please refer to the guidelines before completing your proposal. PROPOSAL FORMAT Email your proposal as single […]