They Come Then, The Birds
Amanda Coogan
Contributors
Amanda Coogan, Artist
Ciara Mc Mullan, DoP
Paula Clarke, Performer
Emily Foran, Performer
Jane O'Brien, Performer
Roisin Owens, Performer
Kate Antosik Parsons, Performer
Ciara Mc Mullan, DoP
Paula Clarke, Performer
Emily Foran, Performer
Jane O'Brien, Performer
Roisin Owens, Performer
Kate Antosik Parsons, Performer
Synopsis
Inspired by the Wrens of the Curragh, a group of women who lived on the margins of society around the military camp at the Curragh, County Kildare. Outcasts and prostitutes, the women lived and raised their families in ‘nests’ within the furze bushes. Coogan draws parallels between the figure of Mary Magdalene and the Wrens, both looked upon as social misfits; wayward and unmanageable women who refused to conform to societal rules.
Concept & Technique
The work references the historical representation of Mary Magdalene in painting, tales of the Wrens of the Curragh, Christian and pagan ritual, sign language, the Wren boys, and the eye of providence.
Screenings
2021, The Magdalene Series, They Come Then, the Birds, Rua Red Gallery
Details
Title
They Come Then, The Birds
Year
2021
Key phrases
Performance Art, Feminism, Irish Art
Duration
00:18:00 (looped)
Original formats
Digital 4k
Screening formats
Digital 4K, Digital 2K, Digital HD, HD
Aspect ratio
16:9
Colour
Colour
Sound
Yes
