Emer O'Brien

Emer O'Brien (born 1974) is an installation artist with a background in photography, she was born in Dublin and raised in Toronto. Since 1998 she has lived and worked in London. O'Brien is best known for works that mediate on the redundancy of human artifacts when deserted by man.[1] Her recent large-scale installations like Run Run Run at the Wapping Project chart the intersection of technology and science with the natural and supernatural. [2] O'Brien is also known for her photographs of horses.[3] In 2004 O'Briens work was featured in The East End Academy exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery.[4] In 2008 O'Brien's work was selected by Humphrey Ocean for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Tabish Khan (2013-01-16). "Art Review: Four Seasons at ArtEco". Londonist.
  2. ↑ Charlotte Jansen (01-09-2011). "Run Run Run". Artslant. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Amica Lane (February 2010). "Peeping Tom at The Vegas Gallery". Amelias Magazine.
  4. ↑ "The East End Academy". The Guardian. 2004.
  5. ↑ "The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition". The Telegraph. 2008.

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