Showing of ‘Making Dust’ followed by a discussion with film-maker Fiona Hallinan and academic Ellen Rowley.

This film essay looks closely at a rupture, the demolition of a church in Dublin through a portrait of the building’s dismantling.

While the cultural meaning of the end of this building has been marked by its community through ritual events, this project comes from a new materialist perspective, drawing attention to the life of the fabric of the church. Produced in collaboration with architectural historian Ellen Rowley, and featuring oral interviews recorded in Finglas, the film points to questions of sustainability in architecture such as counting the embodied energy of this church. Tracing how materials were financed, grown and crafted, the project will provide scope for audiences to reflect on the life of the building itself, socially, culturally, and environmentally.

There will be a discussion after the film showing lasting an hour.

Film
Directed by Fiona Hallinan
Based on an essay by Ellen Rowley
Produced by Ellen Rowley, Fiona Hallinan and Kate Strain
Written by Ellen Rowley and the Department of Ultimology: Kate Strain and Fiona Hallinan

Making Dust 2021-2023
VISUAL Carlow 2023
Funded by the Irish Arts Council Visual Arts Project Award
Full credits in film

Pre-Book Only

Wheelchair accessible
Accessible Toilets
Assistance Dogs welcome
Braille or Large Print Signage