Sunday 16th May to 5th June on Lantern Landing
Official opening by Donovan Sunday 16th May at 3.30pm

at

Russborough House, Blessington, Co. Wicklow

Officially opened by Donovan, Chris de Burgh and Antonia Breschi

Susan Morley's work is a quest for the timescape beyond the terra firma. This quest is a continuation of a long tradition of exploration. Not of new lands - but of transcendent otherness. As early as the 14th century, scientific cartographers placed the island of Hy-Brasil in the Western Ocean off the Irish coast. In later maps, the islands of the otherworld were erased as erroneous. But in Morley's paintings, the tension between geographical realism and ancient myth is undermined. The linear teleology of progress is challenged. These paintings invite renewed contemplation of ancient truths - and suggest the startling reality of Oilean Draiochta, Atlantis and Hy-Brasil. After viewing 'Atlantis to Arcadia' in the beautiful Russborough one will come to realise the meaning of the title. Susan's new works embrace the pastoral surroundings of Russborough. Her works convey the mysteriousness of landscape in an ageless world. Susan who is based in County Kerry will be exhibiting her latest works of contemporary art from Sunday 16th May for three weeks. Free admission.