Kira O’Reilly
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SIZE OF COMPANY
2 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small-scale
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Kira O'Reilly
ARTISTIC POLICY
Her practice, both wilfully interdisciplinary and entirely undisciplined, stems from a visual art background; it employs performance, biotechnical practices and writing with which to consider, create and speculate on reconfigurations around the body. It uniquely involves and spans contexts and activities between the visual arts, live art, biological arts, emerging media and dance.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘There are no expletives strong enough to begin this post. Holy shit? Stop the blog presses? They just don't do it justice… As David Khang said, "Beautiful. And brutal".’ Shawna Dempsy, Visualeyez 2008 blog
‘Kira O’Reilly’s re-interpretation of Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (1912) was conceptually interesting and physically remarkable, as she retained precision control for three hours, whilst slowly tumbling naked down the stairs.’ Kathy Noble, Frieze Magazine
‘The best were the most simple. Kira O’Reilly falls exquisitely slowly down the staircase.’ Rachel Campbell-Johnston, The Times
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Untitled (Syncope) Movement work. (50 mins, contains nudity, 1 performer, 2 on the road.)
Untitled (for you beloved) Movement work. (45 mins, contains nudity, 1 performer, 2 on the road.)
Bureau of Decayed Vision/multiple DNA extraction Participatory performance. (Duration variable, contains nudity, sexually explicit, 2 performers.)
Stair Falling A slow falling decent backwards that responds to stairs in specific architectures. Performance. (Duration variable between 1 and 6 hours, contains nudity, 1 performer.)
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
A series of photographic/moving image/installation and object based works is being developed in collaborative partnerships that address complex issues of the contemporary biotechnological body and practices in relation to wider lived culture. These are available on request and will respond to specific contexts, sites and situations.
Readings from the lab A series of provocative performative writings that explore tensions of reconfigured bodies articulated across the dynamic tensions of materially and metaphor.
WRAP-AROUND
Bespoke workshops and artist talks for professional artists, makers and students across the visual arts, drama and performance, dance and emerging media. These include workshops, talks and discussion relating to performance works, biological arts practices and writing. She is particularly interested in residential interdisciplinary and transdisplinary events and situations and is open to both academic and non academic positionings for her talks and lectures. Post-show talks are always considered.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Denmark (Bureau of Decayed Visions/DNA Extraction), Luxembourg (inthewrongplacenss), Italy, Spain (Untitled (syncope))
2008 Mexico (inthewrongplacenss), Canada (Untitled Action (weighing)/Untitled Action (Still weight)/Untitled Action (Weighs))
2007 Spain (Marsyas (beside myself)/Syncope)
TOURING AVAILABILITY
January 2010 onwards
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