2 Contents NCAD Graduate Exhibition 2018 Foreword: Director 4 Exhibition Locations 6 School of Design 8 Foreword: School of Design 9 BA (Hons) Visual Communication 10 BA (Hons) Fashion Design 31 BA (Hons) Jewellery & Objects 40 BA (Hons) Textile & Surface Design 44 BA (Hons) Product Design 53 MA Interaction Design 56 MSc Medical Device Design 59 MFA Design 62 School of Education 66 Foreword: School of Education 67 Joint Hons Fine Art or Design & Education 68 Foreword: Professional Master of Education 75 Professional Master of Education 75 School of Fine Art 84 Foreword: School of Fine Art 85 BA (Hons) Fine Art (Applied Material Cultures) 86 BA (Hons) Fine Art (Print) 106 BA (Hons) Fine Art (Media) 118 BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting) 127 BA (Hons) Fine Art (Sculpture) 147 Foreword: MFA in Digital Art 156 MFA in Digital Art 157 Foreword: MFA in Fine Art 159 MFA in Fine Art 160 School of Visual Culture 166 Foreword: School of Visual Culture 167 BA (Hons) Visual Culture 168 NCAD First Year Art & Design Studies 178 Continuing Education in Art & Design (CEAD) 180 1-7 Front section 1 2 2 2.indd 3 28/05/2018 15:03 Foreword: Director Students, Family and Friends, on behalf of An Bord and all the staff of NCAD, I am delighted to welcome you to the NCAD Graduate Exhibitions 2018, including exhibitions by the First Year students, our graduating undergraduate and post-graduate students and our Continuing Education (CEAD) students. An education at NCAD is the starting point for generations of creative minds that have made an enormous contribution to society in many different ways in Ireland and globally. The Graduate Exhibition is the moment every year when we have the privilege of experiencing the next generation of creative talent and appreciating, at first hand, the dedication and critical enquiry that underpins all their work. On behalf of all of the staff at NCAD, I would like to state how proud we are of the achievements of these graduates – evident for visitors within this Exhibition and to us, as staff, across their time at the College. We have been witness to their inventiveness, their sense of adventure and willingness to take risks, and appreciative of the rigour with which they have approached their creative enquiry. Educating generations of graduates who interpret the world in a challenging and alternative way is vital to NCAD’s identity as a research-led university. Creative practice can be a lonely and challenging place. Across all the wide range of disciplines taught, NCAD supports its students to continually challenge themselves, to ask the difficult questions of themselves and others, and to expose and test their creative practice within a safe environment. We also support and encourage them to start to engage their practice in different contexts across society. 4 1-7 Front section 1 2 2 2.indd 4 28/05/2018 15:03 NCAD Graduate Exhibition 2018 NCAD students, be they undergraduates or postgraduates, show remarkable initiative and professionalism – seeking out, developing and responding to opportunities to engage their practice in real world situations before ever they graduate from the College. The exhibitions they have created, the research they have undertaken in collaboration with industry, the consideration they have given to the ways in which they engage with communities beyond the walls of NCAD – in classrooms, in cultural organisations, in the immediate locality – all contribute to the breadth and depth of this exhibition. Our students are emerging into a changing world where the potential of creativity across society is increasingly valued and the boundaries between different disciplines and professions are increasingly blurred, so these experiences of collaboration will equip them to make significant contributions to the paths they choose to follow after graduation. Friends and families of these graduates have witnessed at first hand how hard they have worked throughout their time at NCAD, and the intensity of their final year. I am sure you will join us in congratulating the Class of 2018. We are all proud of your achievements and celebrate your inspiring creativity, curiosity and willingness to question. These are qualities that will serve you well as you leave here to forge a path as an artist, as a designer, as an educator, as a critic, or as a creative thinker in whatever career you pursue. We hope you enjoy this celebration of your achievements and of everyone in the College, and we wish you every success in the future. Professor Sarah Glennie Director 5 1-7 Front section 1 2 2 2.indd 5 28/05/2018 15:03 Exhibition Locations SCHOOL / DEPARTMENT AREA FLOOR School of Design Jewellery & Objects K 3rd floor Fashion Design K 3rd floor Product Design K Ground floor Textile & Surface Design K Ground floor Visual Communication K 1st floor MFA Design K Ground floor MA Interacation Design K Ground floor MSc Medical Device Design K Ground floor School of Education BA (Joint Hons) Fine Art or Design & Education students will be exhibiting in their studio areas School of Fine Art Print E 2nd floor J 1st floor Painting A Ground floor J 3rd floor Media B 1st floor C E 3rd floor G Ground floor J Ground floor Sculpture & Expanded Practice A Ground floor F Garden H I J Ground floor Ceramics & Glass D Ground floor Textile Art & Artefact A 2nd floor B 2nd floor MFA in Digital Art L 101-103 James’ Street MFA in Fine Art L 101-103 James’ Street School of Visual Culture Visual Culture A Ground floor Toilets Way In Refreshments 6 1-7 Front section 1 2 2 2.indd 6 28/05/2018 15:03 NCAD Graduate Exhibition 2018 OLIVER BOND STREET K RED SQUARE J I G H E D F JOHN’S LANE WEST C B N A A L 101-103 JAMES’ STREET THOMAS STREET 9 mins walk 7 1-7 Front section 1 2 2 2.indd 7 28/05/2018 15:03 School of Design SCHOOL OF DESIGN 8 8-30 VIS COM (1) 2 2.indd 8 28/05/2018 11:29 NCAD Graduate Exhibition 2018 Design creates a better world. It shapes our daily lives, influencing how we interact with each other and with our environment. At its best, design is a powerful catalyst for change. The School of Design at NCAD offers the most comprehensive range of design disciplines on the island of Ireland, with student’s studying courses in graphic design, illustration, moving image design, jewellery, fashion, textile & surface design, product design, medical device design and interaction design. This dynamic environment helps create a design culture that thrives on new ideas, new ways of doing things and new areas of expertise. The work on show clearly demonstrates the ability of our graduates to experiment and embrace risk to create innovative ways of working within, and beyond, their design disciplines. This creative experimentation is complemented by their outstanding work with leading companies and organisations including Diageo, River Island, Brown Thomas, Irish Distillers Group, Newbridge Silverware and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The quality of our graduates continues to be recognised, with students winning awards such as the Design and Craft Council of Ireland’s Future Makers awards and International Society of Typographic Designers student assessments, and with the college being ranked in the top 50 Art and Design colleges in Europe by the QS World University Rankings. Innovation is essential to the sustained economic, social and cultural development of Ireland and the wider world. Design is by its very nature innovative: it involves examining how things work and how they can be improved, a process that continually generates new ideas and combinations. The show captures this process and presents the work of our talented graduates as they begin their professional creative careers. I hope you enjoy the show. Professor Alex Milton Head of the School of Design 9 8-30 VIS COM (1) 2 2.indd 9 28/05/2018 11:29 School of Design SCHOOL OF DESIGN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION DESIGN BA (HONS) VISUAL COMMUNICATION Visual Communication 8-30 VIS COM (1) 2 2.indd 10 28/05/2018 11:29 NCAD Graduate Exhibition 2018 KEILAH CASS SCHOOL Here and Then Through different mediums, I have developed creative outcomes that are a OF result of in-depth research on the topic of home. Analysing nostalgia, sense of place and issues of home. DESIGN Image caption: Illustration from a recipe book about issues with home Instagram: keilahcass DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION DESIGN BA (HONS) VISUAL COMMUNICATION GAVIN CONNELL Fundamentalism: Don’t Drink the Kool Aid This project explores the trials and tribulations that cults go through, which commonly leads to their tragic demise. The content is predominantly investigated through illustration. Image caption: Illustration about Scientology Instagram: gavconl 11 8-30 VIS COM (1) 2 2.indd 11 28/05/2018 11:29 BA (Hons) Visual Communication CLIODHNA DEMPSEY Imbalance This project highlights the gender imbalance within ballet, which is heavily populated by females, to inform how a skewed ratio causes a hindrance to both men and women’s dancing careers. Image caption: Still from moving image design Boys in Ballet Behance: cliodhnadempsey CONOR DEMPSEY Facing Fur Farming This work is based on the topic of active Irish fur farms, raising much needed awareness on the issue, hoping to inform and inspire; working towards the industry’s closure. Image caption: This picture sums up the industry’s barbaric and inhumane nature Photographed by: Joanne McArthur Email: [email protected] 12 8-30 VIS COM (1) 2 2.indd 12 28/05/2018 11:29 NCAD Graduate Exhibition 2018 MATTHEW DILLON The Light of Darkness Darkness affects us all in many different ways, some positive and others negative.