Rebecca O’Flaherty
Rebecca O’Flaherty is a multidisciplinary artist who works in performance, video, photography, drawing and text. She is interested in geographical and political landscapes.
Rebecca graduated from Ulster University with a first-class honours in June 2022, and she has since exhibited work at Belfast Exposed Gallery, R-Space Gallery, and Photo Museum Ireland. She has performed at local festivals, such as Belfast International Festival of Performance Art (BIFPA) and held a performance at Belfast School of Art’s Glass Box Gallery as part of her Graduate in Residence year 2022/23 with Ulster University. She is an active member of The Irish Photo Network.
“My most recent work, I have been documenting repetitive actions (conscious and unconscious, expansive and discreet) with and within my body that have been formed by my routine, my upbringing and my connection to the land around me through performative text, drawing and video. Returning time and again to the same urban and rural landscapes, my routes are determined intuitively and adjusted for fatigue. When I embark on these routines, I consider the silence and dependency of the land – its depth and its secrets – as I do my own, and how the landscape has shaped my identity as a young woman.”
Residency Period: August - November 2023.
