Celina Muldoon

Artist Statement

Celina Muldoon’s artistic approach, seeks to understand, represent, and engender intangible intra- and inter-human processes of identity, connection, memory, and mythology in fundamentally material, organic, and embodied forms. She transforms discarded or rejected objects and places, as well as novel and sustainable biomaterials (e.g., fungal mycelium-based materials), to create immersive, surreal environments. The artistic approach creates an accessible entry point to climate discourse, fostering emotional connection, empathy, and agency, and enabling participants to engage meaningfully with climate action.

“Our connection to nature, to each other and our sense of place in the world has become critically disordered. My current PhD research explores psychoanalytical concepts - such as the transitional space, transference and projective identification - in relation to live performance. My aim is to identify how these concepts might be utilized to inform my performance practice and promote affect within audiences. In turn I hope to create spaces - utilising multiple methods and modes of presentation – where we can embrace an empathic collective consciousness and re-establish inherent connections between ourselves and the world around us.”

Biography

Muldoon is an artist based on the Atlantic coast of Northwest Ireland. Her current PhD research explores psychoanalytical concepts in relation to live performance; investigating mycelia as a material representation of collective consciousness. She has exhibited nationally and internationally including in the U.S. and Europe and has received multiple awards from the Arts Council of Ireland. Muldoon has been awarded prestigious residencies in New York, Paris and Iceland. Major shows include “Kurnugia NOW!”, The Dock, 2022 and “The Gate…” in the RHA, 2024. Forthcoming exhibitions will take place in NY and Dublin as well as a major community based collaboration with her interdisciplinary collective colleagues Art Brain Climate Collective.