Ro Noonan — 'Load-Bearing' Sculpture, 2024

One of three works by Ro Noonan in the Fables & Folklore exhibition. Freestanding pillar-like sculpture and two textured surface paintings all varying in size. 

All three individual but sharing a vague resemblance and whispering a conversation you can’t quite make out yet.  Built on foundations of opposites, adding and taking away are both equally important in their construction. Lean in slowly and begin to uncover familiar features buried in layers – double take the tiles from your childhood bathroom, or the likeness of a friend you can’t see anymore.   The work embodies an in-between-ness and a; ‘where do I know you from’-ness - And with time spent; discoveries accumulate and whispers become clearer.

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