Work

We were delighted to collaborate with IMMA to present two series of Slow Looking Art Videos as part of its national Art and Ageing programme in collaboration with Creative Ireland. During these series, you will meet with various members of the IMMA Visitor Engagement Team who will introduce you to artworks from the permanent Collection.

“…this artwork refers maybe to the core of being a woman. The femininity. The fragility. The delicacy. The softness.”
During this Slow Looking Art video Evy, from our Visitor Engagement Team, invites you to discover the evocative work of IMMA Collection artist Kiki Smith, titled 'Peacock', 1994.
Evy questions what emotions this artwork triggers for you the viewer? What thoughts does this work provoke? Influenced by a generation of female artists including Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Smith uses paper, fabric, ceramics and glass to create figurative sculptural works which mediate the separations between the psychological and physical nature of the body.
This work is currently exhibited in chapter one of 'The Narrow Gate of the Here-and-Now, Queer Embodiment'. Through a series of accessibly produced Slow Art videos, you are invited to watch a guided exploration of selected artworks from the IMMA Collection with our Visitor Engagement Team.

During this video, Gaeilgeoir and broadcaster Ola Majekodunmi invites you on a slow looking exploration of Barry Flanagan's, The Drummer (1996). This statue has been described by many as one of IMMA's most iconic sculptures. Watch and listen, as Ola describes the wonderful flowing features complimented by the static movement of this bronze statue.

The Slow Looking Art Series invites audiences to take a very slow, long look at an artwork from the IMMA Collection and consider their own individual response to the piece.

Are you living with dementia or do you know someone who is? IMMA is one of the lead partners of a programme called ‘Azure’ which aims to make art galleries and museums around Ireland dementia-friendly spaces. Azure explores how people with dementia-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s, and the people who care for them, can have a deeper involvement in cultural institutions and can participate in cultural activities.

We offer monthly guided Azure Tours specifically designed to support people living with dementia and their family, friends or professional carers, to engage with our exhibitions and enjoy a social museum experience. All monthly tours are free of charge, led by specially trained guides, and followed by complimentary refreshments.