Very excited to be part of the AKA Festival as Videographer for Submerged and the Wexford Fringe Festival for a solo show; Inhabit in the Presentation Centre Enniscorthy. Submerged is a collaborative piece with local artists Natasha Everitt, Chloe Quilty and Dancer Jess Rowell. It will take place in Barnstorm theatre Kilkenny on August 8 @ 8pm. Inhabit will open on October 6th and run untill November 20th.
For more information on both events see: http://www.wexfordfringe.ie/event/an-exhibition-of-work-by-mick-fortune/ https://www.evensi.ie/submerged-barnstorm-theatre-company/217279143
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Saturday June 3rd sees the opening of a weekend long event by the Experimental Film Society which I am delighted to curate. The work by reknowned filmakers including Max Le Cain, Rouzbeh Rashidi and Atoosa Pour Hosseini will be presented in the gallery space over the weekend and coincide with an artists talk. All are welcome along but please be advised that the work contains explicit material.
Thanks to all who attended the opening of Dystopia at the Source Art Centre. Special Thanks to Curators Sandra Kelly and Jenna Whelan for their hard work in putting the show together and EFS member Max Le Cain who was kind enough to open the exhibition.
Thank you to GOMA Waterford for the massive opportunity to display the latest work in such an amazing gallery. Lucky to have such an incredible artist run space on our doorstep in Waterford. Also a big thank you to all who attended the opening night . The show runs untill 23rd February.
Delighted to announce the current project Lilim is in post production. Starring the amazing Natasha Everitt,the piece investigates the Jungian archetype of the "madwoman" and its relationship to substance misuse. It will be shown as part of the Graduate show in GOMA Waterford which opens the 19th of January and runs untill mid February.
I can announce my second solo show will take place in March 2017 at the Source Art Centre Thurles. This show is part of a collaboration between The Source and GOMA Waterford. The show will run from 03 March-29 April and feature several new works for 2017 along with what I have been working on over the last 2 years. I wish to extend my gratitude to Source and GOMA for this wonderful opportunity. The show will be curated by Jenna Whelan and Sandra Kelly.
Another day of filming comes to an end. Again thanks to everyone involved and the wonderful performance artist Natasha Everitt. The project is well and truly evolving and starting to come together.
First day of filming upcoming title Lilim completed. Many thanks to SOMA Contemperary Gallery, Waterford City Council, Steven Butler of Laberynth Management, Make Up artist Richard Cruise and of course the fantastic Natasha Everitt. Lucky to have such support and talent in the Waterford area. This short film will be displayed in the upcoming WIT graduate show in January in GOMA (Formerly SOMA) Waterford.
Scene from Lilim from Mick Fortune on Vimeo. First photo shoot for latest project entitled Lilim . Local actress, playwright and performance artist Natasha Everitt will be the solo performer in this piece.
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