Eimear Walshe
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Walshe works across video, performance, and writing, often engaging with Irish history and contemporary politics of land and sexuality. Much of their work is informed by their queer identity and explores questions of intimacy, kinship, and marginalised sexualities in relation to Irish society.[3]
Their 2020 film The Land Question was produced for EVA International and has been described as a significant work within their practice, combining archival material with contemporary narratives to examine land ownership, inheritance, and sexuality in Ireland.[4] The work has also been discussed in academic contexts: John Roberts (philosopher) noted how The Land Question unravels colonial narratives of enclosure and confinement in Ireland.[5]
Walshe's work has been exhibited at venues including Project Arts Centre and Temple Bar Gallery and Studios in Dublin, and internationally in group shows. In 2024 they represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale with a major commission presented in the Irish Pavilion.[1]
Writing
In addition to their artistic practice, Walshe contributes essays and critical writing on art, sexuality, and culture, published in outlets such as Art Monthly and Paper Visual Art Journal.[6]