Niamh O’Malley

Carefully paced and obscured moving images and films remind us of their own catch and capture, and seeing, again and again. In her exhibition practice the objects speak; a limestone doorstep awaits the weight of our step as we enter, a polished handrail protrudes and subtly prompts us around a corner. These are silent but earnest guides, of the body and its presence and positioning. She questions whether an artwork can locate us and prime us for a moment of attention. O’Malley wishes to hold things together for a moment so they can be made visible and present. Her sculptural practice gestures towards enabling, offering protection, conveying sensations of touch, and more – of grabbing, holding, caressing surfaces, offering moments of tether and precarious poise.