“Absinthe & Absence is an expansive survey of work, including painting, print and sculpture. This work ruptures from the core of Irish feminism. Utilising mythology and biography, it evades processes of time, generating a concentrated capsule for contemplation. Following the thread of absinthe green woven throughout, the work highlights numbed pain created by an absence of representation. It makes visible that which we typically seek to hide from; the effects of trauma, the ignored pain of women, and the prejudice against ageing. This work is dedicated to the multiplicity of Irish women, their complexities, their triumphs and their beauty.” - Kat Lalor