John Hansard Gallery Unveils Stasis Field, an Exhibition by Kathy Prendergast

In this captivating show, you’ll see drawings, sculptures, and installation examining identity, geography, and the body. Prendergast’s art resonates both on a personal and universal level because she uses wool, fabric, chalk stone, flowers, and found objects to create meditative and evocative works. Featuring new pieces made just for John Hansard Gallery, Stasis Field offers an intimate experience that weaves together memory, transformation, and time.

As a symbol of exploration, identity, and power, maps have always been an integral part of Prendergast’s practice. Since the 1990s, her practice has reimagined maps as personal and emotional artifacts. A collection of hand-painted works, Stasis Field asks viewers to reflect on their connections to land, borders, and histories. As part of her interest in territories and boundaries, Prendergast was influenced by her Irish upbringing and the experiences of diaspora communities during debates about EU membership.

The exhibition’s centerpiece is a collection of transformed volcanic maps that merge the physical and emotional. Prendergast’s hand-drawn contours and vivid red accents give these works a tactile, almost pulsating energy. These maps act as a poetic exploration of human impact on landscapes, as they’re surrounded by stones and flowers. They’re like meditations on space and body.

In this captivating show, you’ll see drawings, sculptures, and installation examining identity, geography, and the body. Prendergast’s art resonates both on a personal and universal level because she uses wool, fabric, chalk stone, flowers, and found objects to create meditative and evocative works. Featuring new pieces made just for John Hansard Gallery, Stasis Field offers an intimate experience that weaves together memory, transformation, and time.

As a symbol of exploration, identity, and power, maps have always been an integral part of Prendergast’s practice. Since the 1990s, her practice has reimagined maps as personal and emotional artifacts. A collection of hand-painted works, Stasis Field asks viewers to reflect on their connections to land, borders, and histories. As part of her interest in territories and boundaries, Prendergast was influenced by her Irish upbringing and the experiences of diaspora communities during debates about EU membership.

The exhibition’s centerpiece is a collection of transformed volcanic maps that merge the physical and emotional. Prendergast’s hand-drawn contours and vivid red accents give these works a tactile, almost pulsating energy. These maps act as a poetic exploration of human impact on landscapes, as they’re surrounded by stones and flowers. They’re like meditations on space and body.