Vincent Deighan

My growing concern as a creator revolves around the environmental impact and sustainability of the work that I make, as well as the emotional and psychological impact that work can have on anyone who experiences it. The disillusion of human nature (individually, culturally, and globally) as being separate from ‘Mother Nature’ is at the crux of this dilemma.

Processes and materials in making art not only affect our ecosystems by pulling resources from the land that they will ultimately return to, but also impact the course of our shared narratives, as art continues to live and evolve independently of its creators through its cultural impressions and provocations. With this in mind, my focus is to enchant my artwork to be playful, profound, and responsible when entering into the public sphere.

I achieve this primarily through conscientiously crafted narratives that trickle through everything I do. However, my practice is being pulled by an ever deepening consideration for the origin of materials, and how connecting with the origin of raw materials can deepen and enrich the impact of the artworks emergent from them.

Wither I mime, sing, sculpt or tuft - you are invited to unravel my interactive installations, all of which are imbued with entities of the imagination that conjoin the plants of our planet with the shadows of our souls.