At the Waterline
The Tea Houses, Kilkenny
Curatorial Residency March-June, 2026
A solo multidisiplinary exhibition by artist and ecologist Tasneem Khan, curated by Shannon Carroll, exploring islandness as a lens for change, adaptation and our relationship to place.
Developed through long-term engagement with coastal, riverine and island environments, the exhibition brought together mixed media photography, video and text, using layering as part of a process of mapping and remapping place through experience and observation. Khan approached the water's edge as a threshold where a special set of conditions provide ways of understanding connection, isolation, evolution and interdependence across systems. The gallery was transformed into a working space, part studio, part field station, inviting visitors into an active process of research and exploration and encouraging slow looking: a moment to pause, breathe, notice and reflect.
An accompanying workshop, 'Climate Cartography' part of the United Nations' World Environment Day global programming, invited participants to trace the water's edge of the nearby river. The exhibition prompted a simple question: what becomes visible when we choose to look more slowly?
Presented as part of the Kilkenny County Council Arts Office Programme.
This exhibition took place on Curatorial Residency at The Tea Houses from Spring into Summer 2026, supported by Kilkenny Arts Office and the Arts Council of Ireland.
Photography by Shannon Carroll & Tasneem Khan. June 2026, The Tea Houses, Kilkenny.