aemi online

‘aemi online’ is an ongoing virtual exhibition space for new and existing moving image work by Irish and Ireland-based artists. Each work showcased through this platform will screen for a fixed duration and will be accompanied by a commissioned introductory text that will remain accessible after the run of the film has drawn to a close. Previous exhibitions and upcoming works will be listed on this page.

Still from video of a performance on a stony beach. Four young adults with light skin wear a mix of dark and bright clothing, including: a red sparkly jacket, lime green khaki pants, a yellow and a green Hawaii shirt under a casual black zipper with a green stripe down the sleeve that repeats the ASICS logo. The three people in the centre of the image are on a protruding rectangle of concrete. They have concentrated looks on their faces, and their bodies mirror each other while they hunch down to hold a "run on the spot" position. The person on the right hand side has purple hair and is playing the saxophone. Behind them the sea is grey and the sky is totally overcast.

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Screening 19 October 2022 - January 2023

Lisa Freeman, Slipped, Fell and Smacked My Face off The Dance Floor

with an introductory text by Dennis McNulty

The video of Slipped, Fell and Smacked My Face off The Dance Floor offers a compelling viewing experience of the site-specific performance of the same name by Lisa Freeman presented in June of this year with Mermaid Arts Centre. Her flair for activating the now defunct sea bathing pool at Naylor’s Cove in Bray is evocatively captured in this twenty minute work. Freeman’s intricate staging and choreography reveal a complex interplay...

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Still from video of a performance on a stony beach. Four young adults with light skin wear a mix of dark and bright clothing, including: a red sparkly jacket, lime green khaki pants, a yellow and a green Hawaii shirt under a casual black zipper with a green stripe down the sleeve that repeats the ASICS logo. The three people in the centre of the image are on a protruding rectangle of concrete. They have concentrated looks on their faces, and their bodies mirror each other while they hunch down to hold a "run on the spot" position. The person on the right hand side has purple hair and is playing the saxophone. Behind them the sea is grey and the sky is totally overcast.

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Previously screened:
A blurry motion shot of two hands holding up a small black dog up against a white wall. The dog's legs and ears are splayed out.

Anita Delaney, Well (2020)

Screened from 27 July - 18 October 2021 with an introductory text by Ruairí McCann

Bassam Al-Sabah, Dissolving Beyond the Worm Moon (2019)

Screened from 4 May - 26 July 2022 with an introductory text by Claire Walsh
A low concrete wall spans from the rocky sea shore down into the sea. Four men working together are standing in a group together. They are looking over and beyond the wall, and are filming using two different cameras and audio equipment.

Fergus Daly, The Mirror of Possible Worlds (2021)

Screened from 16 February - 3 May 2022 with an introductory text by Nicole Brenez

Jaki Irvine, Star (1994) & Sweettooth (1993)

Screened from 10 November 2021 - 8 February 2022 with an introductory text by Gwen Burlington

NCAD Graduate Showcase 2021

Screened from 1 September - 9 November 2021 with an introductory text by Frank Wasser

Niamh O’Malley, Glasshouse (2014)

Screened from 30 June - 31 August 2021 with an introductory text by Chris Fite-Wassilak
Aoibheann Greenan, Dingbox, 2020, 5 mins 9 secs looped, sound by Dominic Kennedy

Aoibheann Greenan, Dingbox (2020)

Screened from 28 April - 29 June 2021 with an introductory text by Jessica McGoff
Emily McFarland, Curraghinalt, 2019/2020, HD, Colour, Sound, 26 Minutes

Emily McFarland, Curraghinalt (2019/2020)

Screened from 10 February - 27 April 2021 with an introductory text by Matt Packer
Orla McHardy, Goodnight

Orla McHardy, Goodnight (2020)

Screened from 9 December 2020 - 10 February 2021 with an introductory text by Fanny Howe
Bryony Dunne, Killing the Messengers, 2020

Bryony Dunne, Killing the Messengers (2020)

Screened from 4 November - 8 December 2020 with an introductory text by Suzanne Walsh
Sibyl Montague, Profit and Loss (2013 - ongoing) I, II, III

Sibyl Montague, Profit and Loss (2013 – 2016) I, II, III, IV

Screened from 7 October - 3 November with an interview by Morgan Quaintance
Fiona Marron, After Automation (2013)

Fiona Marron, After Automation (2013)

Screened from 2 September - 6 October 2020 with an introductory text by Jessica Foley
Frank Sweeney, All I believe happened there was vision

Frank Sweeney, All I believe happened there was vision (2020)

Screened from 22 July - 1 September 2020 with an introductory text by Rebecca O'Dwyer
Website by Ciarán Hickey