Bryan McCormack

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Bryan McCormack

Born| (1972-09-15)15 September 1972

Dublin, Ireland

Nationality| Irish
Known for| sculptures, paintings, videos, photos, drawings, performance, installation,
Notable work| When Joris Ivens meets Hraesvelgr,
Preservation is life – Les sons de ma vie
Movement| Contemporary Art

Bryan McCormack (born in Dublin, 15 September 1972), is a Contemporary artist who specifically deals with social subject matters. In the last fifteen years, Bryan Mc Cormack has had over 30 group and solo exhibitions. Currently he lives and works in Paris, France.

## Life[edit]

After his initial studies, Bryan Mc Cormack left Ireland to travel. Today, based in Paris, he creates and exhibits, primarily, installations in situ and sculptures that are social in their concept.[1]

## Work[edit]

### 2003–2004[edit]

In 2003 and 2004, Mc Cormack exhibited at Castagneto Po Arti al Castello Foundation in Turin, Italy : Who Are The Heros (An Installation in situ, examining the devastating effects of military action) and : Unleashing The Design of Imponderable Immortality on the Misguided, Servile Burgeoise (An installation in situ, concerned with the economic divide between the different social classes).[2]

### 2005[edit]

In 2005, Bryan Mc Cormack exhibited at the Empire Gallery in London, an installation in-situ, titled : Intimate Whisperings While the Words Break Down (A work that investigated mental illness in today's society).

The same year he also exhibited at the Galerie Colbert in Paris the installation insitu : The Diaries of John Doe (3), (Which looked at the causes of loneliness and solitude in contemporary society).[2]

### 2006[edit]

In 2006, the Christian Colas Gallery in Paris hosted the installation insitu : See Nothing, Hear Nothing, No Nothing. (This work was concerned with people's apathy toward economic and social turmoil when not directly implicated).[2]

### 2009[edit]

The installation insitu : EarSpiltting Timbre (a work that commented on the destruction and urban violence of car bombs and urban terrorism in today's world) at UNESCO, Paris.[3][4]

### 2010[edit]

The monumental public sculpture : When Joris Ivens meets Hraesvelgr (Which is both a reflection on ecological politics in developed society, as well as, a tribute to the film "Le Mistral" (1966) by the Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens) was permanently installed at the Park St. Cloud in Paris.[5][6][7][8]

### 2011[edit]

The installation insitu : Preservation is Life The Sounds of my Life, (A work exploringboth the practices of "safesex" whilst also looking at the political ramifications of sexuality today) was installed over the six floors (escalators) of the Centre Pompidou in Paris.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

### 2012[edit]

The installation/performance : Chromo Zone Y (A performance installation questioning poverty and its consequences in how we live today. Produced by RainDogs Theatre Company) at the Theatre of Menilmontant, Paris.[22]

### 2014[edit]

The public installation homeless shelter : Van'Heart (An ephemeral installation day shelter for homeless people) accompanied the students of the College Marx Dormoy in Paris in creating a temporary refuge for the homeless.[23][24][non-primary source needed]

### 2015[edit]

In collaboration with the City Hall of Paris, a continuing research and work on creating and producing a highlyconnected new form of urban installation : UPP Urban ProjectParis.

### 2016–2017[edit]

Currently working on Yesterday/Today/Tomorrow for the Venice Biennale 2017. This is a work visualises the European refugee crisis and gives voice to a people who don't have one. A singular voice for hundreds of thousands of people, from over 30 nationalities (speaking as many languages) in majority children, often illiterate. Each refugee creates 3 drawings, one of their life before (Yesterday), one of their current life (Today) and one of their imagined future (Tomorrow). Using these drawings as the conceptual base, this project is both an installation/performance and a social media voice. The South to the North, this work maps-out as a visual memory an exodus. From refugee boats at Hotspot camps on Greek islands to refugee centres in the UK. Hundreds and hundreds of refugees, in centres, camps, squats and shelters across Europe have participated in these drawings, creating their own contemporary culture and voice whilst simultaneously losing all traceability of their inherited culture. Traceability is credibility, without it, the existence of a people disappears. Each refugee drawing counts. Each refugee drawing is a voice. Every voice counts.[25][26][27][28][29]

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "L'art sans les manières".
2. ^ a b c "Bryan Mc Cormack – See nothing, hear nothing, know nothing – du 28 février au 18 mars 2006".
3. ^ "VEhF – Ear Splitting Timbre".
4. ^ "EAR SPLITTING TIMBRE". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
5. ^ "When Joris Ivens meets Hraesvelgr". CNAP. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
6. ^ "When Joris Ivens meets Hraesvelgr à Saint-Cloud (92)".
7. ^ "Le CMN inaugure une installation de l'artiste Bryan Mc Cormack". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
8. ^ "La renaissance du domaine de Saint-Cloud va commencer".
9. ^ "艺术家用安全套装饰艺术中心". Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
10. ^ "艺术家用安全套装饰艺术中心(图)".
11. ^ "用避孕套来诠释性艺术 另类创意（图）". Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
12. ^ Truffet, Camille. "80000 préservatifs à Beaubourg". LE PARISIEN.
13. ^ "Bryan Mc Cormack: The Sounds of My Life". SOtheby's Auction magazine.
14. ^ "Et aussi". TETU.
15. ^ "Bryan McCormack". centrepompidou.fr.
16. ^ LORET, ERIC. "Le centre Pompidou capote".
17. ^ Guay, Bertrand. "Installation au Centre Pompidou: préservatif à tous les étages". ladepeche.
18. ^ "80 000 préservatifs à Beaubourg". le parisien.
19. ^ "PRESERVATION IS LIFE | CONDOMS INSTALLATION". www.feeldesain.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
20. ^ "80,000 condoms in the Centre Pompidou. Preservation is Life". metalocus.es/. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
21. ^ "Centre Pompidou bekleed met 80.000 condooms". Trouw.
22. ^ "bryan mc cormack". billetreduc.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
23. ^ "Des collégiens invitent des artistes dans leur camion pour le (...) – ActuaBD". actuabd.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
24. ^ "Van'Heart – About – Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
25. ^ "UN 2017 ALL'INSEGNA DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA PER LA FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI".
26. ^ "Approvato il programma degli eventi per il 2017 dal Consiglio Generale della Fondazione Giorgio Cini". cini.it.
27. ^ "Roma. Villa Medici, gli appuntamenti di giovedì 3 novembre". artemagazine.it.
28. ^ "'Il ruolo dell'arte contemporanea nella crisi dei rifugiati', un incontro a Villa Medici con Bryan McCormack". adnkronos.com/.../ruolo-dell-arte-contemporanea-nella-crisi.
29. ^ "Les Jeudis de la Villa | 3 novembre". www.villamedici.it.

## External links[edit]

* Site web de Bryan McCormack
* Blog de Bryan McCormack

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* VIAF

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