Feá McCoy
Feá McCoy is a visual artist and photographer from Cork, who recently graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design. She emphasises analogue mediums in her practice, working primarily in still photography with some elements of the moving image.
Feá’s work delves into the relationship between memory, place and grief, which are inherent in family photographs. Attempting to know her late father, she seeks to construct a knowing of him. Navigating the past through archival family material, Feá plays in an act of remembering and reimagining. Through the photographs she takes, she attempts to construct a fantastical past and embark on a detective trail to uncover alternate versions of a real one.
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Feá McCoy - Return to Place
Return to Place
An exploration of the relationship between memory, place and grief. Attempting to connect to my late father, I aim to construct a knowing of him, through the objects and places he once knew.
I attempt to decode the language of these objects and places, constructing a narrative that reflects my understanding of a person who I never met. Returning to these places we knew apart, to bridge the gap of absence that exists between us.
Through the projection of slides, I attempt to map the landscape of my grief and trust where it leads me. Navigating the past through archival family material, trying to recollect something that never occurred.
I can attempt to reinsert myself into the family life we could have had but knowing that it could only ever be a nearness of him.