Exhibitions 2008

A Bunch of Keys

The annual ‘Alliance Française en Résonance’ event was organised by Dublin’s Alliance in 2008 and The Alliance en Résonance Festival, organised by the Fondation Alliance Française and local branches, celebrates an Alliance Française branch from the international network every year. In 2008, it was the turn of the Alliance Française in Dublin to make a presentation in Paris. It showcased the talent of Irish artists through concert, screening, conference and exhibition. I was invited as a visual artist to show my work in the Alliance exhibition centre in the centre of Paris and I named my show A Bunch of Keys. The show was based around Irish traditional music and specifically the names of some of the tunes. As a player for many years, I have always been fascinated by the often earthy and sometimes bizarrely disconnected names. See all the pieces for the show here.

Exhibitions

Visual Art
Kevin McSherry
Fondation Alliance Française, Paris

Photography
Giles Norman
Fondation Alliance Française, Paris

Cinema
Neil Jordan’s Breakfast on Pluto
L’Entrepot, Paris

Literature
Paul Muldoon
Centre Culturel des Irlandais

Concerts
The Walls
Les Pierres Noires
Fondation Alliance Française, Paris