Revisions

Julie Merriman, 2014 - 2016

Temporary Location: The Hugh Lane Gallery

Revisions is the culmination of the year-long public art commission with Dublin City Council as part of the Dublin City Public Art Programme. During this time Merriman engaged with staff in the Housing, Architects, and Engineering Departments who draw and use drawings as part their everyday work. Merriman’s practice is focused on drawing and exploring its language and functions. In particular, she is interested in consulting archives as source material to consider the conventions of drawing used in construction and design, disrupting their functionality, and highlighting the aesthetic character contained within them.

Whilst her time with Dublin City Council allowed her to develop existing areas of interest and artistic focus, Merriman has also developed new methods of creating work. After reviewing the Council’s archives, she began using typewriter carbon film to produce her drawings. Pinning the film to her working surface, it acted as a filter through which drawings were produced, created ‘slippages’ and introduced the intrigue of the unknown to the process.

These drawings, along with other work created during the commission were on display in the Hugh Lane Gallery from the 5th January to the 10th April 2016.

A fully illustrated publication with essays by Stephanie Straine and Marianne O’Kane Boal was also created as part of this commission.