Sarah Buckley, visual artist based in Mallow, brings a deeply personal and visually compelling body of work to the forefront, specializing in textiles while uniquely incorporating sculpture and installation. "Everything I couldn’t leave behind" is her second solo show of 2025 and a powerful exploration of childhood memory, trauma, experience, and identity.
Through her multidisciplinary practice, Sarah thoughtfully plays on emotive motifs of childhood, delving into the psychological impact of having two infantile haemangiomas (benign vascular birthmarks). This intimate exploration expands into broader inquiries about psychic wounds, the societal acceptance of difference, and visual impairment.
"I am interested in engaging discussion around childhood memory using the medium of textiles for its accessibility of understanding, associations of childhood, and slow, meditative production," says Sarah Buckley. Her choice of textiles not only offers a soft, inviting aesthetic but also underpins the often delicate and intricate nature of memory and healing.
Sarah’s work is recognized for its ability to address the complexities of difference and the lingering impacts of early experiences, presenting a perspective that is both profoundly personal and universally
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