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Artist's Statment - Tadhg McSweeney
SHIFTING COLOUR, LAYERED
AND SAND
SHORED BY BLUE
SMALL ISLANDS
ARE DETAILED MAPS
GEOGRAPHIES AND SMALL HISTORY CREATED AND DESTROYED
COULD BE AN ANCIENT WORLD
DISCOVERED
COULD HAVE BEEN A DOG
BURIED BY ACCIDENT
CAPTURED
BY AN OVERFLOW OF RED
TAKEN AWAY
FROM SHALLOW DEPTH
IT SURFACES FLAT
AND LEVELS OFF
DRY
TRIMMING WATER
AND CUTTING ICE
THE FLICKERINGS
OF HOUSEHOLD PAINT
SHAPES
FORM
THEN SHAPELESSNESS IS TRAPPED
CAUGHT STILL
SALVAGED AND
CONTAINED INSIDE
DUG UP
BY A PLASTIC GREEN
A FLYING KITE
IS A SICKLE IN THE SKY
OVERLOOKING NEWFOUNDLAND
THE CRAFT OF REMOTE CONTROL
IS LOST
HAPPY FINDING RESIDUAL IMAGES
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