Charleen Hurtubise
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Upcoming Exhibitions
The Peatlands Immersive Installation
Charleen is an artist, curator and creative producer of The Peatlands Immersive Installation, a transmedia essay, narrated through the voice of the natural and built worlds. The work combines animated paintings, photography, field recordings, sound sculpture and video. It explores the ecological treasures that are the peatlands and wetlands of Ireland and amplifies the extraordinary species found within. The installation features soundscapes and field recordings by Lisa Dowling Scott and stunning work by nature photographer Tina Claffey and visual artist Kathrine Geoghegan. Paola Catizone brings the element of performance art to the exhibition in the form of movement, meditation and audience participation.
Our current and upcoming exhibitions are listed below.
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Castletown House, Co. Kildare
The Stables
12th August - 12th September, 2023
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Irish Museum of Modern Art
IMMA
Earth Rising Festival
The Project Rooms
21st - 24th September, 2023
Delighted to announce The Peatlands Immersive Installation will be part of IMMA's EARTH RISING, a four-day festival of free events and experiences aimed at addressing the climate crisis and inspiring collective action towards a sustainable and hopeful future. Taking place, from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 September 2023, at the landmark Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin, EARTH RISING promises an unforgettable experience that seeks to provoke, inspire, and empower audiences to become agents of change. Visit www.imma.ie for more information and to download the app.
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Birr Castle Demesne
The Copper Tree Gallery
Birr, Co. Offaly
October - December 2023
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From October through December, Copper Tree Gallery at Birr Castle Demesne will host The Peatlands Immersive Installation. Co. Offaly is the home county of Tina Claffey, nature artist and thus a special venue for The Peatlands which showcases her work. The admission to the experience is FREE, however, general admission rates apply to those wishing to visit the gardens and parklands of Birr Castle Demesne.
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Books & Reviews
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The Polite Act of Drowning
(2023)
Michigan, 1985. The drowning of a teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake, though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen-year-old Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family.
When troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against the boundaries of family, self-image, and their sexuality during the tension of a long, stifling summer. But the undercurrents of past harms continuously threaten to drag Joanne and those around her under…
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A luminous and gripping portrait of a teenage girl coming of age in a small lakeshore community. Filled with colourful, complicated characters and brimming with heartbreak, love, and redemption, it is an exquisite debut from a powerful storyteller.
Michelle Gallen
An exceptional debut about an unforgettable summer in the lives of Joanne and her family, with writing that comes alive, lyrical and sharp, tender and heart wrenching, you cannot put it down. I adored it.
Olivia Fitzimons
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The Polite Act of Drowning
A beautiful and captivating novel, lyrical and sensuous. It is hard to believe this is a debut – it feels so accomplished, like the work of a writer who has toiled and toiled at her craft to strike her own shimmering note.
Donal Ryan
An enthralling read, heart-rending, immersive and beautifully written. I was totally invested in the lives of Joanne and her family, all of whom Charleen paints with such compassion and humanity. It's a powerful portrayal of life inside a family ruled by secrets.
Danielle McLaughlin
Charleen Hurtubise is a gifted storyteller. The vivid world of Kettle Lake, its natural beauties and its secrets come alive in this lyrical, evocative novel. Hurtubise's writing is skillful, compelling, mesmeric.
Lia Mills
Reading this book is like watching an expert swimmer glide through the water - sleek, graceful and effortless, with real power just below the surface.
Sheila Armstrong
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