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Claire Hurley Art

interdisciplinary artist | wearable sculpture and photography

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bETWEEN wORLDS

Photo credit Manuel Vason 2024

Entangled I

Photo credit Manuel Vason 2024

the slow black pulse

Nest egg

it seems these days to have a home you need to have a financial nest egg before you can even think about it. dreaming about the fusion of a skills and dream based nest egg and can that be enough to empower self-reliance and autonomy in a world that seeks to divest us of our essential community skills.

photos by Becca Geden

the struggle

Animal Body

Like both a bird and its prey the snail, carrying my home on my back, protected and self sufficicient, yet victim to its own nature.

photos by Becca Geden.

reaching for ease

Photo credit Manuel Vason 2024

Caged Bird

Caged Bird.

foraged branches and moss

photos by Becca Geden

Bridge I

Photo credit Manuel Vason

Red Thread/ bloodlines

Will following bloodlines give me sense of belonging?

Will history remind me of inherent practical life skills in all of us?

How do i find a sense of place in this country where the right to land has been placed out of my reach? Following my bloodlines back to a mythical time where we as a people were connected to the land and were more self reliant feels temporarily empowering.

if i tug on that thread will that dream disintegrate or consolidate?

foraged branches, red thread

self portrait

golden cage

Golden Cage;

the cages we make to protect ourselves, that become such a part of us, it is difficult to know how to separate or remove them.

Foraged eucalyptusleaves and bark, willow, gold leaf.

Photos by Cosmo Campbell

ANIMAL BODY Sitting

Finding my place in the land, carrying my home on my back.

photos by Becca Geden

lost girl

Lost Girl

Foraged plant material and woven straw headpiece, kimono made from recycled paper packaging

Nest

Nest

Foraged natural materials, handwoven.

Reflecting on the current housing crisis in Ireland.

2023

waiting in the ditches

Waiting in the Ditches

Found and Foraged plant collar and Donegal Tweed dress

Moss merging

seeking softness and merging into the soul of the world.

moss, handfelted wool, thread, raffia.

self portrait.

Becoming Tree

Sometimes i am seeking to merge into the environment , maybe so i can ijust assume an observational vantage point without having to partake in the uncontrollable aspects of life?

foraged branches, pine cones, moss

self portrait

camoflague cloak ii

If i can just disappear into the background…?

lasercut mask from recycled card

foraged Hydrangea cloak

paper shaman

Laser Cut Paper Crown, reflecting on the many self proclaimed healers I seem to encounter of late!

2023

loosysmokes

Costume design for Looseysmokes Art Circus

~In Rhythms~ show.

bETWEEN wORLDS

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Entangled I

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the slow black pulse

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Nest egg

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the struggle

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Animal Body

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reaching for ease

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Caged Bird

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Bridge I

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Red Thread/ bloodlines

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golden cage

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ANIMAL BODY Sitting

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lost girl

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Nest

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waiting in the ditches

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Moss merging

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Becoming Tree

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camoflague cloak ii

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paper shaman

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loosysmokes

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