Ciarán Murphy

Ciarán Murphy's paintings splice together various source materials to disrupt the distinction between original and copy and explore the way we see. His work often depicts elusiveness and creates a sense of suspense, using visual metaphors to represent hidden meanings. Murphy's work also features acts of looking or being observed, and often obscure something outside the canvas. A painting of a mound of small letters held within outstretched palms represents the endless possibilities of meaning that refuse to be unearthed.