Suzanne Mooney
Out of Time and Place
(left) Another Place, Tokyo, 2020,
Inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 1500mm x 1000mm
The Out of Time and Place series comprises dozens of photographic and video works made since 2005, from the very first video vignettes shot in the west of Ireland to the most recent from Iceland in 2020, and Tokyo in 2021.
In the Shadow of Blue
(right) Celosia cristata (Cockscomb), 2021
Cyanotype photogram on Hahnemühle paper, 600mm x 900mm
This ongoing series explores the 19th Century cyanotype photographic process, experimenting with natural sunlight exposures, washi and watercolour papers. Sizes range from 200x200mm to B0 in size.
Out of Time and Place (II)
Out of Time and Place, 2020, real-time render in Unity game engine, variable size
Out of Time and Place 2005-2020 Various video and computer-generated moving image works These moving image works are an extension of the photographic series Out of Time and Place. The latest work uses CGI as an extension of photography, questioning expectations of truth and authenticity that are inherent in the medium of photography.
Out of Time and Place 2020
Curation:
OUT OF BOUNDS
An Exhibition of Contemporary Art from Japan, 2019
“Out of Bounds: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art from Japan” was held at Bloc Projects, Sheffield, England.
This exhibition was produced by Japan Now North, The University of Sheffield, supported by Arts Council England, Japan Foundation, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Sasakawa Foundation and the Japan Society. Special thanks to Maho Kubota Gallery.
The Bright Lights
Site-specific exhibition at Launchpad Gallery, Yokohama.
(right )The Bright Lights, 2017
LED Light box 1635mm x 740mm x 85mm
The populations of cities like Tokyo are ever increasing due to urbanisation and internal migration. The bright lights of the city call, and the working population, especially the young, answers. Even on a day-to-day basis, the number of people present in the city ebbs and flows as commuters make their way to and from their workplaces. The Bright Lights typifies an idealised image of the city—tall buildings, bright lights and an implied cosmopolitan lifestyle.
From Place to Place, 2018
Bloc Projects, Sheffield
s part of the Japan Now North program, this exhibition combined selected images from two series, one that explores city-view observatories in Tokyo, and another ongoing series of self-portraits taken in various locations around the world. All of the images selected for this exhibition were taken in Japan and, combined, blur the boundaries between place, subject and viewer.
From Place to Place
The Urban Machine
2012~
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Left: Nishi-Ikebukuro, 2017.06.19, Archival inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 300mm x 200mm
From Koganecho With Love
KOGANECHO BAZAAR 2017
From Koganecho With Love, Koganecho Bazaar 2017 UV direct print on acrylic panel
700×1400 mm (7 pieces)
From Koganecho With Love was commissioned for Koganecho Bazaar 2017, and was situated underneath the Keikyu rail line between Koganecho and Hinodecho stations.
Come Away, O’…
Aesthetica Art Prize, Winner of the Student /Emerging Art Prize
UV Direct Print, Acrylic
1860mm × 1220mm x 8mm (2 pieces)
(Left) Exhibition View: York St Mary’s, Castlegate, York
March 23 - May 31, 2015
A few light taps upon the pane, no one turns, no reply
at The Container Gallery
27 July – 11 October, 2015
Excerpt from the catalogue text:
"The central image for this exhibition is a photograph taken in my hometown of Dublin, Ireland. Now, as an outsider returning only every couple of years, the changes, progress or stagnation, in various facets of the city and its culture are more apparent…
I was born in a poor Ireland at the very end of the seventies and also witnessed first-hand the now infamous Celtic Tiger in its full roar. By the time I moved to Japan in 2009, the bubble had already burst, but the effects of this financial crisis were only just emerging. Each time I have re-visited Dublin, there have been more and more empty commercial properties in the city centre. But not only have premises been vacated, many were abandoned mid-build. Perhaps the most prominent and visually arresting of these is the site being developed as a new bank centre on the north of the Liffey in Dublin’s city centre. It stands as a monument to the bubble economy of the late nineties and early 2000s. However, despite the stark beauty of its bare form, this building is not the one I chose as the main image of this exhibition, but rather I chose one that is far more ordinary…
The project was abandoned midway through, along with many others in the area. The tarpaulin hung on the front once concealed the shell of an unfinished structure behind, but as time has passed and the Irish seasons have taken their toll the illusion is broken. We can now see through the façade to the remnants of recent economic decline."
Outside In,
2012-2014
Photo Series
Outside In #04 , Outside In #02
Inkjet Print on Hahnemühle Photo rag
1665 x 1110 mm, Ed. 5.
(also 565 x 370 mm, Ed. 10)
Outside In is part of a body of work that explores city-view observatories in Tokyo, considering the importance of the act of viewing the city from above to the inhabitants of a city. The experience of the city view, through its panoramic aesthetic and effective disorientation of the viewer’s sense of space can produce a viewing experience that is potentially immersive or even transcendent.
Tokyo Summit A
360-degree panoramic light box
"Experiences of Place" exhibition
@ SATOSHI KOYAMA GALLERY, Tokyo
September 01 - 22, 2012
While working on producing panoramic images from different locations in Tokyo, I was constantly questioning the merit of trying to re-produce the original view. In many ways it would be easy to elicit a positive response from the viewer by re-producing the sense of expanding space, through an immersive experience; that is usually the objective of the classic panorama. However, re-creating the illusion of being immersed is not the objective of my work. Tokyo Summit A relates to, and analyses, the city-view experience by ‘deconstructing the view’. What I mean by this is: my intention is to make the viewer aware of his or her own expectation and desire to be ‘immersed’ in the viewing experience.
Walking in the City
Light box series, 2010-11
Photograph on backlight film, LED aluminium light box, 300mm x 200mm (10 pieces)
Walking in the City is a series of images in which just one figure in the city of Tokyo is isolated in each frame. The images are composed of bridges and walkways, designated walking routes within the city. The scale of the city is emphasized through the small size of each figure and the strong geometric patterns and lines of each scene.
The title of this series is taken from a chapter title of The Practice of Everyday Life, by Michel de Certeau.
Digital Scenography
Dance Theatre of Ireland Commissions. 2005-2007
Digital scenography for three original dance productions by Dance Theatre of Ireland. Toured in Ireland and in Korea.
Digital Scenography