Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' at Villesalem Abbey, France, coordinated by Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996


"'First there is nothing, then there is a deep nothingness, then a beep blue'. These words by Gaston Bachelard became a work by Yves Klein, enunciated in Antwerp in April 1959. This pictorial sensibility, inaugurated by Suprematism, infuses Sarah Iremonger's works, which must be viewed, as stated by Mark Rothko regarding his works, 'in a light which is not too strong, be it natural or artificial'. The Abbey at Villesalem would fulfil these conditions perfectly."

(Dominique Truco, Artistic Director and Coordinator, Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, September 1995 as part of the project development proposal for 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais', 1996)

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais
1996

View of the Abbey and road sign, site of the exhibition 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / plan
1996

Plan of the Abbey and list of paintings, exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais
1996

Exterior of Villesalem Abbey, site of the exhibition 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais
1996

Exterior of Villesalem Abbey, site of the exhibition 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais
1996

One of the doorways to the Abbey, site of the exhibition 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais
1996

Exterior of Villesalem Abbey unloading the paintings, exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation
1996

Installing the paintings, exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation
1996

Installing the paintings, exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation
1996

Installing the paintings, exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / opening day
1996

'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / opening day
1996

'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / view of interior
1996

'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / view of interior
1996

'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Left, Green Night Light / Right, Dark Green Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
Left, 1995 / Right, 1996
Oil on canvas on board (both)
122 x 183 cm (ea)

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Left, Green Night Light / Right, Dark Green Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
Left, 1995 / Right, 1996
Oil on canvas on board (both)
122 x 183 cm (ea)

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Blue Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1994
Oil on canvas on board
147 x 226 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Blue Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1994
Oil on canvas on board
147 x 226 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Night Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1995
Oil on canvas on board
122 x 183 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Night Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1995
Oil on canvas on board
122 x 183 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Blue and Green Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1995
Oil on canvas on board
147 x 226 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Blue Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1996
Oil on canvas on board
61 x 89 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Left, Green and Blue Night Light / Right, Green Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1995 (both)
Oil on canvas on board (both)
86 x 120 cm (ea)

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Left, Green and Blue Night Light / Right, Green Light / Villesalem Abbey / L'Imaginaire Irlandais / installation view
1995 (both)
Oil on canvas on board (both)
86 x 120 cm (ea)

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, 1996

Green and Blue Night Light
1995
Oil on canvas on board
86 x 120 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France and 'Cork Paintings' at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Green Light
1995
Oil on canvas on board
61 x 89 cm

Exhibited as part of 'Cork Paintings' at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Night Light
1995
Oil on canvas on board
122 x 183 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France and 'Cork Paintings' at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Green and Blue Light
1995
Oil on canvas on board
61 x 98 cm

Exhibited as part of 'Cork Paintings' at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Blue Light
1994
Oil on canvas on board
150 x 229 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France and 'Cork Paintings' at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Blue Light
1994
Oil on canvas
30 x 41 cm

Exhibited as part of 'L'Imaginaire Irlandais' in association with The Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France and 'Cork Paintings' at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Untitled
1994
Oil on canvas on board
122 x 183 cm

Exhibited as part of 'Cork Paintings' at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

John David Mooney Foundation / exterior view
1996
114 West Kinzie Street

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Cork Paintings / invitation (front)
1996

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Cork Paintings / invitation (back)
1996

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Left, Blue Light / Right, Blue Light x 2 and Green and Blue Light x 2
Left, 1994 / Right, 1994-95
Oil on canvas on board (all)
Left, 147 x 226 cm / Right, 61 x 89 cm (ea)

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Left, Green Light / Right, Blue Light
Left, 1995 / Right, 1994
Oil on canvas on board (both)
Left, 85 x 120 cm / Right, 147 x 226 cm

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Green Light
1995
Oil on canvas on board
85 x 120 cm

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Cork Paintings / installation view
1996

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Left, Untitled / Right, Blue and Green Light
Left, 1993 / Right, 1995
Oil on canvas on board (both)
Left, 122 x 183 cm / Right, 147 x 226 cm

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Cork Paintings / installation view
1996

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Blue and Green Light (12 canvases)
1994-95
Oil on canvas (all)
30 x 41 cm (ea)

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Cork Paintings / installation view
1996

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Works on paper (9 works)
1996
Ink on paper
14 x 19 cm (ea)

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

From left, Green and Blue Light, Green Light, Green and Blue Light, Green Light
1995 (all)
Oil on canvas on board (all)
61 x 89 cm (ea)

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Left, Night Light / Right, Green Night Light
Left, 1995 / Right, 1996
Oil on canvas on board (both)
122 x 183 cm (ea)

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Cork Paintings / installation view
1996

'Cork Paintings' was exhibited at the International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, USA, 1996

Ultramarine 2
1996
Oil on canvas
122 x 183 cm

Exhibited at The Jo Rain Gallery, Dublin (now The Kevin Kavanagh Gallery) 1996 and the Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Co. Cork, 1997

Front 1/2 hr drawing, Back 1 hr drawing
1996
Pencil on paper
21 x 30 cm (ea)

Exhibited at The Drawing Centre, New York, USA, 1996

1 hr drawing / detail
1996
Pencil on paper
21 x 30 cm

Exhibited at The Drawing Centre, New York, USA, 1996