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- Arwen Duggan
Arwen
Duggan
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Arwen’s work explores the politics of surveillance, using video, projection, and painting to look at how people are watched, recorded, and made visible by technology. Her practice focuses on observation, identity, and self-representation, questioning how surveillance affects both public and private life. She films Limerick City with a hidden camera, recording everyday moments.
Her role shifts between observer and participant, blurring the line between the person watching and the one being watched.Paintings of silhouetted figures are layered into this work. These silhouettes are based on footage she’s taken, sometimes of herself and others. The figures are stripped of detail, becoming outlines or shadows.
When placed alongside video footage, the tension between stillness and movement adds another layer to the work, reinforcing the unease of being looked at without consent or context.
Through large-scale projection, Arwen transforms the footage she’s collected with her paintings into immersive installations. The physical scale pulls the viewer into the space, making them aware of their presence and role in the act of looking