‘amongst the debris and rubble the head and shoulders of a woman were seen’
13 Women, a new live performance by Amanda Coogan in collaboration with twelve performers, explores the Church Street disaster of 1913 and its parallel with contemporary Irish society.
The Irish Independent’s newspaper headline of 17th September 1913; ‘And they still think of Art Galleries!’ ‘locates this exploration particularly in The Hugh Lane and the controversial establishment of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane.
13 Women forms part of ANU production’s THIRTEEN which presents a series of cluster works in site specific locations around Dublin exploring the 1913 Lockout from this contemporary vantage point.
13 WOMEN, a new moving image collaborative work with Paddy Cahill, can be viewed online at https://vimeo.com/79687463. The performance took place in The Hugh Lane over 12 hours and was captured in this video using time-lapse photography, the entire 12 hours resulting in a new 8 minute film.
Amanda Coogan is a performance artist. She is at the forefront of some of the most exciting and prolific durational performances to date. Her live performances are referents for video and photographic works. Her expertise lies in her ability to condense an idea to its very essence and communicate it through her body. Her work often begins with her own body and challenges the expectations of the contexts. Previous performance works include head banging to Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’, and signing the lyrics to Gill Scott-Heron’s ‘The Revolution will not be Televised’.
