Róisín de Buitléar
To delo je nastalo na otoku Murano, pri čemer je bilo uporabljeno odpadno steklo iz košev za smeti in tovarniških odpadkov v posameznih tovarnah, da bi opozorili na odpadke, ki tam nastajajo pri proizvodnji umetniških in turističnih predmetov. Odpadki, ki nastanejo pri proizvodnji tega stekla, so v različnih oblikah. Poleg tega so to industrijski odpadki iz steklenih posod, ki jih ustvarijo državljani in obiskovalci, kot so steklenice, kozarci in stekleni izdelki. Velika količina žlindre, zdrobljenega stekla in razbitega ali nepopolnega steklenega materiala, ki nastane vsak dan, mora zapustiti otok ali pa jo je treba na kakršenkoli način ponovno uporabiti. Čeprav ga je mogoče neskončno reciklirati, če je pomešan s pigmenti in drugimi materiali, ni primeren za pretaljevanje kot material za pihanje. Ker se vse bolj zavedam vpliva podnebja na mojem otoku, si prizadevam za ponovno uporabo odpadnega stekla kot surovine za ustvarjalne rešitve.
Rojena v Dublinu, 1963 Izobraževanje 1980–1983 National College of Art and Design – oblikovanje stekla
Design
Selected Commissioned Work
2023 Lios na nÓg Primary School, Commemorative window
2022 Royal Irish Academy, commemorative work, Colm Cille’s 1500th anniversary
2022 The Ark Children’s Cultural Centre, Museum of Treasures, commission
2019/2021 National Children’s Hospital Dublin/Tallaght and Connolly outpatients – Glass and steel
sculpture
2019 /2021 Lace Matrix – Exterior Sculpture, Headford Galway, Steel Sculpture
2019 Waterford Regional Hospital – Hospice Rian, Glass Installation
2017 1916 Play Garden, Dublin City Council – Concept for St Audoen’s Park, Dublin 8
2016 Limerick City Museum of Art, “Homage to Lace” Glass sculpture
2016 Lios na nÓg Gaelscoil Dublin, 1986–2016, commemorative window
2015 Basilica of Knock Co Mayo, Ireland – Entrance corridors, “Pilgrimage”, painted glazed walls
2013 Ballyroan Library Dublin, Dublin Central Libraries, “Transience”, Glass and light installation
2013 Waterford Maternity Suite, Waterford Regional Hospital HSE, “A new beginning”, 2.5m x 2.5m, Glass sculpture
2011 Highfield Hospital Dublin, chapel windows, entrance doors and wall textiles
2011 Sensory Garden Áras an Uachtaráin, Official residence of the President of Ireland, Glass/Steel sculpture
Solo shows /Performances
2023 Hidden Treasure, Venice Glass week, Murano
2019 Islanders – Glass and light projection, Venice, Italy
2019 The Ark children’s cultural centre, Dublin
2019 Caution Fragile! Sound and Glass Live Performance with Liam Ó Maonlaí and Peter O’Toole, National Museum of Ireland
2018 Siansán Creative Ireland Waterford, Sound and glass, Live Performance, Christ Church
Waterford Glass sounds and spoken word with Liam Ó Maonlaí́, Peter O’Toole and Sile Denvir, A Culture Ireland Project
2018 Macalla/Echo Exhibition, Creggan Library Gallery, Drumcondra, Dublin, Sound and Glass
2017 Performance of Sound objects in collaboration with Liam Ó Maonlaoí, Peter O’Toole and Sile Denvir, Ornamentation: Exhibition Solstice Centre for the Arts, Meath, Ireland
2017 Resonance: Performance, Sound objects, Civic Theatre Kilkenny in collaboration with Liam Ó Maonlaoí
Z ustvarjanjem del, ki s svojo predstavitvijo ustvarjajo katalizator za pogovor o podnebnih ukrepih, želim spodbuditi spremembe za prihodnost naše obrti in planeta. Podnebne spremembe so vedno bolj pomemben dejavnik za prihodnjo trajnost steklarske industrije. Irske in beneške steklarske skupnosti se morajo kot otočani vsak dan ukvarjati z odstranjevanjem odpadkov. Iskanje novih možnih tržno uspešnih ali ustvarjalnih rešitev za odpadno steklo je nujno. Zdaj vemo, kakšen je vpliv podnebnih sprememb in kako je zdaj čas za prave ukrepe.
