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Residency 3/4/24 - 30/4/24

In 2022 I finished a masters degree (Creative Practice) which has inspired and taught me a lot. I came across the concept of Hauntology, which fascinates me. Hauntology can be described in different ways, but one is; a longing for lost futures. In this context (and others) Hauntology can be a lens through which to approach thoughts about experiences in life and the world around us.

At the moment I am interested in investigating the making of short film. What you use to tell your story can be anything, there is a lot to learn and experiment with. To make short films through maybe a lens of hauntology, using a variety of media and techniques, is an exciting path to explore much more, hopefully finding all sorts of things of interest along the way.

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Sonya Swarte

I live and work in Leitrim. I’m originally from the Netherlands where I studied archaeology of South and Meso America (Leiden University, BA honours 2005). I have always been interested in the human stories that are our lives and the constructing and reconstructing we always seem to do in our need for understanding and meaning. I have liked to explore ways in which material objects are part of stories, through use, ownership, repair, and playing with dismantling, repurposing etc.

In December 2022 I finished a Masters in Creative Practice degree. During my study I got more interested in analogue photography and experimental animation and I produced two shorts, “Bridey “and “Missing Something?”

Bridey in collaboration with Mary Blake (script and audio), which was shown at the Galway Film Festival 2022.

Currently I am working on an animation in a collaborative film project with film maker Bonnie Boyle.


Past Residencies

2023

Landscape, Ecology & Environment Research Residencies

4 Plein Air Cn G 2017 BOTANICS Glasgow GP010288good3