Molecular Revolutions

The LAB Gallery, Dublin
March - May, 2023

A multi-disciplinary exhibition presenting work by artists Bassam Al-Sabah, Mark Clare, Clodagh Emoe, Jennifer Mehigan, Erin Redmond, Rosie O'Reilly, and Trevor Woods. Curated by Shannon Carroll.

Inspired by the French philosopher and eco-activist Félix Guattari and his concept of ‘molecular revolutions’, the exhibition drew attention to our relationship with the natural world, one that has for so long been marked by disproportion. It explores how we got to this point and invites us to think about what happens next.

Félix Guattari (1930–1992) saw an answer to the environmental crisis in molecular revolutions: the power of small acts of change that have the potential to bring about transformation and provide a counter argument to capitalist culture, which he saw as the root of this crisis. The artists’ work here questioned and challenged current structures in society, softly subverting the status quo to make us stop and think about our place in the world. They highlighted themes of responsibility and acknowledged loss and waste, while also focusing on shifting perspectives, working to uncover the deeper layers of our relationship to the more-than-human world.

Supported by The LAB Gallery, Dublin City Council and the ARC LAB Curatorial Scholarship with the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire

Exhibition photography by Louis Haugh.