BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:462@cal.gravitons.org SUMMARY:UNDERGROUND DTSTAMP:20260412T194118Z DTSTART:20260429T120000Z DTEND:20260524T180000Z DESCRIPTION:UNDERGROUND\n\n\nKAT LALOR\n\n\nA4 SOUNDS GALLERY\n\n\n\nUNDERG ROUND is a recognition and celebration of existence beneath the surface.\n Informed by Irish Vampiric Mythologies\, this exhibition entangles undergr ound\ncultures\, Queer infrastructures\, and the quiet\, regenerating pres ence of the\nvampire. \n\nPaying homage to Drag as a resilient political p ower\, the exhibition features a\nperformative film set within soil\; the living\, renewing\, connective tissue\,\nhumanised and tenderised by proce sses of decay.  The film is visually led by a\nviscous green liquid\, the source of infection\, regeneration\, and preservation\namongst an ecosyste m of underground vampires. As this liquid travels\, it bathes\nand permeat es the soil\, flowing around\, through\, and between various vampiric\nbod ies\, each in a varying state of preservation\, transformation\, or euphor ia.\nHolding reference to silent film\, the work slowly renews\, grows\, a nd mutates\ntemporally into an ode to Queer Club and Ballroom scenes\, the deep and\nunyielding roots of community\, activism\, and political resist ance\, collapsing\nQueer time into a pulsing pool of immortality. \n\n\n\n \nKAT LALOR\n\nKat Lalor is a Queer visual artist\, generating a practice of worldbuilding\nthrough moving-image\, performance and writing. They inv oke their practice to\ninterrogate constructed binary categories which lim it the possibilities of Queer\nintelligibility.\n\nAs someone existing bet ween the gender binary\, Kat’s practice acts as an\nexplorative space for self-experimentation\, perspective-switching\, and\nspeculative narrative building. They enact this by adapting Drag as a core\nmethodology. Inspire d by the writing of Renate Lorenz\, Drag becomes a historical\nand politic al tool for symbiotic knowledge-making and knowledge-dismantling.\nWith th e performing body as the active site\, Drag enables purposeful embodiments \nwhich can collapse the boundaries of truth/fiction\, subjective/collecti ve\, and\nself/other.\n\nEnthralled by the writings of Queer academics who seek to dismantle\nsocio-political constructs of gender\, time and space\ , Kat combines the\ntheoretical and the personal through pre-existing spec ulative fictions. This\ncreates a point of recognisable access\, and empha sises the acts of subversion\,\ndestabilisation\, and reclamation at play. Utilising absurd\, camp and DIY\naesthetics\, normative knowledge is dest abilised and binary barriers can be\nbroken. Through this\, they create a space to question the validity of all\nnormative and political ‘truths’\, including those used to deny marginalised\ngroups bodily autonomy and self -determination. Combined\, these tools allow for\ncritical reflections\, r e-imaginings\, and reclaimings of Queer experience.\n\nKat completed their BA in Fine Art in 2022 and an MA in Fine Art in 2024. Their\nwork has bee n included in shows at The Complex Gallery\, The Highlanes Gallery\,\nthe RHA Gallery\, and Droichead Arts Centre. They are a recipient of the We On ly\nWant the Earth Residency Awards 2024-2025.\n\n\n\n\nEXHIBITION DURATIO N\n\n29th April - 24th May 2026\n\nOpening Times\nMon & Tue: Closed\nWed – Fri: 2pm – 7pm\nSat: 1pm – 6pm\nSun: 1pm – 6pm \n\n*Exhibition Opening: T hursday 23rd April @ 7pm\n\n\n\n\nACCESS INFORMATION\n\nFull details can b e found on our website covering exhibition specific\, building\,\nhealth p recautions\, maps\, public transport routes and accessible parking\ninform ation: https://a4sounds.org/underground/\n[https://a4sounds.org/undergroun d/]\n\nSummary Information\nThe exhibition is accessible.\nFull exhibition access information will be provided when the installation is\ncomplete.\n The exhibition includes a film work.\nSound will be played throughout the gallery on a PA system.\nThere are no loud or sudden noises in the film wo rk.\nThere are no flashing lights or images.\nThe gallery will be dimly li ght with LED lights.\nMasks are to be worn indoors at all times. Masks wil l be available on the door.\nA member of staff will be available on the do or to provide information and\nguidance if needed.\nThe garden is seated\, there are some covered areas and some outdoor heaters.\n\n\n\n\n URL:https://cal.gravitons.org/event/underground LOCATION:A4 Sounds - St Joseph's Parade\, Upper Dorset Street\, Dublin\, D0 7 ER81 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:a4 sounds,Ainriail,Dublin,exhibition,visualart X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

UNDERGROUND

Kat L alor

A4 SOUNDS GALLERY

UNDERGROUND is a rec ognition and celebration of existence beneath the surface. Informed by Iri sh Vampiric Mythologies, this exhibition entangles underground cultures, Q ueer infrastructures, and the quiet, regenerating presence of the vampire.  

Paying homage to Drag as a resilient political power, the exh ibition features a performative film set within soil; the living, renewing , connective tissue, humanised and tenderised by processes of decay.  The film is visually led by a viscous green liquid, the source of infecti on, regeneration, and preservation amongst an ecosystem of underground vam pires. As this liquid travels, it bathes and permeates the soil, flowing a round, through, and between various vampiric bodies, each in a varying sta te of preservation, transformation, or euphoria. Holding reference to sile nt film, the work slowly renews, grows, and mutates temporally into an ode to Queer Club and Ballroom scenes, the deep and unyielding roots of commu nity, activism, and political resistance, collapsing Queer time into a pul sing pool of immortality. 

KAT LALOR

Kat Lalor is a Queer visual artist, generating a practice of worldbu ilding through moving-image, performance and writing. They invoke their pr actice to interrogate constructed binary categories which limit the possib ilities of Queer intelligibility.

As someone existing between the ge nder binary, Kat’s practice acts as an explorative space for self-experime ntation, perspective-switching, and speculative narrative building. They e nact this by adapting Drag as a core methodology. Inspired by the writing of Renate Lorenz, Drag becomes a historical and political tool for symbiot ic knowledge-making and knowledge-dismantling. With the performing body as the active site, Drag enables purposeful embodiments which can collapse t he boundaries of truth/fiction, subjective/collective, and self/other.

Enthralled by the writings of Queer academics who seek to dismantle soc io-political constructs of gender, time and space, Kat combines the theore tical and the personal through pre-existing speculative fictions. This cre ates a point of recognisable access, and emphasises the acts of subversion , destabilisation, and reclamation at play. Utilising absurd, camp and DIY aesthetics, normative knowledge is destabilised and binary barriers can b e broken. Through this, they create a space to question the validity of al l normative and political ‘truths’, including those used to deny marginali sed groups bodily autonomy and self-determination. Combined, these tools a llow for critical reflections, re-imaginings, and reclaimings of Queer exp erience.

Kat completed their BA in Fine Art in 2022 and an MA in Fin e Art in 2024. Their work has been included in shows at The Complex Galler y, The Highlanes Gallery, the RHA Gallery, and Droichead Arts Centre. They are a recipient of the We Only Want the Earth Residency Awards 2024-2025.

EXHIBITION DURATION

29th April - 24 th May 2026

Opening Times
Mon & Tue: Closed< br>Wed – Fri: 2pm – 7pm
Sat: 1pm – 6pm
Sun: 1pm – 6pm 

* Exhibition Opening: Thursday 23rd April @ 7pm

ACCESS INFORMATION

Full details can be found on our website cove ring exhibition specific, building, health precautions, maps, public trans port routes and accessible parking information: https://a4sounds.org/underground/

Summary Information
The exhibition is accessible.< br>Full exhibition access information will be provided when the installati on is complete.
The exhibition includes a film work.
Sound will be p layed throughout the gallery on a PA system.
There are no loud or sudde n noises in the film work.
There are no flashing lights or images.
The gallery will be dimly light with LED lights.
Masks are to be worn i ndoors at all times. Masks will be available on the door.
A member of s taff will be available on the door to provide information and guidance if needed.
The garden is seated, there are some covered areas and some out door heaters.

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