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The Dust by Maïa Nunes with Brendan Jenkinson

Commissioned by The Complex
Presented at Kirkos

Location: Kirkos, Little Green St, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 K744
Date: 21 March
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: sold out, register for waitlist @ the link in bio

Maïa Nunes is an Irish-Trinidadian interdisciplinary artist and sound healer whose work weaves with voice, sound, cloth, movement, and the land to create immersive and multi-textural worlds in the form of film, audio artwork, sculptural installation and live performance.

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During the development of 'The Dust', a dialogue between Maïa and leading archaeologist Edmond O’Donovan brought to light a carved Dundry stone pillar fragment depicting a Monk in Prayer, uncovered during the excavation of Mary’s Abbey just metres from The Complex’s former gallery entrance. Believed to have formed part of a doorway pillar, the fragment became a defining motif in Maïa’s work. In response, Maïa began stone carving under the guidance of eighth-generation stonemason Killian O’Flaherty at his workshop in Wicklow, recreating the Monk in Prayer motif through the rigorous and repetitive process of carving. This act operates as both material research and memorial gesture, honouring the site’s history and those who once lived there. 
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Image credit Aoife Long.

Special thanks to the stones, to Kirkos, Courtney Deery Heritage Consultancy, to Edmond O’Donovan and Killian O’Flaherty for their generosity and knowledge.

Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.

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