An exhibition by Irish artist and organiser Kate O’Shea and artist-architect Aideen O’Donovan, with invited collaborators. Long-time friends and creative partners from the southwest of Ireland, Kate and Aideen bring an experimental, collaborative practice to this immersive exhibition.
JUMP CUTS emerges from Kate O’Shea’s international residency at Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre, part of a cultural exchange with the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Known for her socially engaged, multidisciplinary work, Kate explores themes of land, diaspora, and the ongoing impacts of colonialism through publishing, print, and participatory installations. Her practice often builds transnational networks of solidarity, rooted in community dialogue.
Over the past few months, Aideen has joined Kate in studio to develop a shared visual language—one that invites viewers to move through speculative architectures, collaged histories, and cinematic ruptures. Together, they use 360-degree spatial installation to create layered portals into other imagined worlds, grounded in both place and politics.
JUMP CUTS is a culmination of their time on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar, shaped by friendship, deep listening, and a commitment to working collectively—across disciplines and geographies.
About Kate O’Shea
Kate O’Shea is a socially engaged artist whose work spans printmaking, archiving, large-scale installation, performance, and publishing.
Kate’s recent projects highlight her commitment to storytelling, community-led archiving, and social justice organising. Among her notable works is Revolutionary Archivists (2024), a collaboration with community leaders in Scotland, and the publication of How Much Is Enough? (2023), which reflects on her two-year residency at Studio 468 in Dublin 8.
She is co-founder of the transdisciplinary collective, ‘Broken Fields’, co-founder of independent publishing house Durty Books and co-founder of The People’s Kitchen.
Through the Irish Museum of Modern Art and Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre, Kate is currently an International Artist in Residence. Focusing on building networks of solidarity between place-based struggles, Kate continues to explore themes of land, diaspora, and the enduring impacts of colonial legacies.
About Aideen O’Donovan
Aideen O’Donovan is a socially engaged artist-architect whose spatial practice spans socially engaged art, architecture, immersive installations, environmental planning, and urban design.
Over the past decade, Aideen has worked with Schønherr (Denmark), Topotek 1 (Germany), and artist Jeppe Hein (Germany), contributing to public space projects internationally. These experiences have given her a comprehensive understanding of all stages of design, from concept ideation to site installation.
Her independent work with Broken Fields focuses on co-designing social spaces through deep listening and transdisciplinary collaboration.
Aideen’s practice enables communities of place to co-create multifunctional shared spaces that host diverse everyday uses, embedding local voices throughout the design process.
