Born of an exploration of materials where I have sewn two carbon sheets together – this body of work progresses from an investigation of fragile connections, to an examination of our origins and relationships whose amalgamation creates our essence.
A foundation of simultaneous personal and universal queries: who am I, where do I begin? evolves into a deliberation about the treatment of Ireland’s 'illegitimate' children. Paula seeks to respond to the consequences of judgements acted upon those individuals by society, resulting in a legacy of intergenerational trauma.
Influenced by Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois, and others, Paula's practice merges a variety of materials and surfaces to enable layering. Slicing back into layers elicits things hidden, the unspoken. Intense mark-making suggests the structure of DNA, the embedded code of individual and universal structures. Rigid lines and sharp angles juxtapose with vulnerable surfaces, amplifying Ireland’s brittle relationships with and harsh actions on those citizens.
![*Stains*](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/paula-weir/0920a50f14-1684704703/1-1-paulaweir-stains-1500x-q90.jpg)
Stains
![*Eire's 'Cherished Children'*](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/paula-weir/85f3c1f3c0-1684711888/2-2-paulaweir-eires-cherished-children-1500x-q90.jpg)
Eire's 'Cherished Children'
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Reverberations II
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Reverberations III
![*Truth*](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/paula-weir/cc97c0ca96-1684712165/5-5-paulaweir-truths-1500x-q90.jpg)
Truth
![*Genealogy*](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/paula-weir/02e52814e4-1684704703/6-6-paulaweir-geneaology-1500x-q90.jpg)
Genealogy
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Untitled
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No Access
Research
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Institutional Photos 1
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Institutional Photos 2