From the Forest to the Ocean: Artist Talk
From the Forest to the Ocean: Artist Talk
July 19 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm IST
An engaging artist talk exploring ideas, processes, and influences behind the exhibition From the Forest to the Ocean
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Mary Moynihan, writer, director, creator of art and photography
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From the Forest to the Ocean is a powerful exhibition featuring the work of Irish artist Mary Moynihan, bringing together photography, poetry, and film, this multidisciplinary exhibition draws inspiration from the physical landscapes of nature and the deep interconnectedness of life — from forests to the ocean.
Join us for an engaging artist talk exploring ideas, processes, and influences behind the exhibition From the Forest to the Ocean. In this special event, artist Mary Moynihan shares insights into her creative journey, discussing the themes, places and people that shape her practice and the stories embedded within the work. Moving between themes of nature, spiritual philosophies and interconnectedness, audiences gain a deeper understanding of how the work evolves and responds to contemporary contexts. This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the artist, ask questions, and connect more meaningfully with the work on display. Interwoven throughout the talk, the artist presents live readings of her original poetry offering a poetical reflection on nature, artistic expression and creativity.
Mary’s work is rooted in reflections on nature and the interconnectedness of the human spirit and the natural world around us. Our personal well-being is inseparable from the well-being of our planet — on physical, emotional, spiritual, and intuitive levels. Nature and creativity inspire us to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet we live on and to search for more sustainable ways of living. The event will focus on a reflection on the art of nature itself and ways to protect our forests and oceans into the future.
Speaker Biographies:
Mary Moynihan, MA, she/her, is an award-winning author of novels, plays, poetry and films, originally from Dublin, Ireland. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays, poetry and short film scripts and for creating inter-disciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival.
After raising four children, now all adults, and following her recovery from serious illness, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage, laughter, tragedy, happiness, love, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel series Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction, Mary’s characters are clever, fearless, vulnerable, crazy, and strong, looking for love, fun, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots, dramatic lives, lots of laughs, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love, happiness, creativity and meaning in life.
Mary pens a series of articles and Creative Musings on Arts, Creativity, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appears in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie
In her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children, hang out with friends and swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams.
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