This limited edition zine is the documentation and celebration of WAKE performance at 27 Royal Canal Bank, an art experience which explored the relationship between stability and artistic production, drawing on sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s thoughts on social and cultural capital, and creativity.
Set against the backdrop of Dublin’s escalating housing crisis, WAKE combined lamentation and celebration to prompt deeper discourse around policies and their implementation, impacting artists and cultural production.
The performative and experiential gathering sought to engage stakeholders of the artistic community in a conversation about the impact of urban development, encouraging support mechanisms like communal living, basic income for artists, and more balanced tenant-landlord relationships.
Arthology is a collaborative art practice founded by Eileen O’Sullivan, Monika Crowley and Melissa O’Donnell while studying at the MFA Fine Art at NCAD Dublin in 2024/5, to spark conversation about the value and loss of creative spaces while celebrating the resilience of the artistic community.
Feature Image: WAKE – Shrine
