Helen Killane
b. 1971, Ireland
One theme explored in the work is the issue of identity and the individual. The work aims to question society’s collective preconceptions. The work was created as a response to getting to know the person behind the uniform.
As an artist I am interested in the individuals that are necessary for running any large institution. The porters, security and cleaning staff fulfil so many of the community’s basic needs of security, safety and health. Their identity is often perceived as collective rather than individual.
(Text: heroes + holies catalogue, 2002)
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