And, if we observe the present : A Reading
Introducing the writers! As part of the open call, Catalyst commissioned three emerging writers to respond to the new work featuring in the exhibition in a unique publication.
On June 16th at 6pm the work will be presented at a virtual reading online as part of the Belfast Photo Festival Digital Programme by the writers themselves; offering insights, alternative perspectives and granting those who can't attend the exhibition the opportunity to experience it in a different way.
Lucie McLaughlin is a writer from Belfast, currently based in Glasgow. She engages with writing as studio practice, focusing on the slippage between art and discipline, poetics and thinking, as a place where experimentation can reveal new connections in the relationship between the world and words. Recent work includes Thirstiness, an essay with SPAM (2021) and Suppose a Collapse, a collection of creative and critical writing with JOAN Publishing (2021)
Harvey Dimond is a British-Barbadian writer, researcher and artist living and working between Glasgow, Scotland and Athens, Greece. Through their practice they examine the relationship between the climate crisis, anti-Blackness and homo/trans-phobia. They were awarded a Decolonising Collections research residency by the Decolonising Arts Institute at UAL (2021) and an Emerging Curator’s Bursary from the British Art Network (2021).
Taiye Ojo is a Nigerian poet who uses poetry as a handy tool to hide his frustration with society. He is the winner of many prestigious awards including the 2021 Hay Writer's Circle Poetry Competition. He also makes use of collage & sampling techniques.
This event will be hosted by Belfast Photo Festival and Catalyst Arts, tickets can be booked through the Eventbrite page.