The Approach (2006) | Clodagh Emoe

Milky Way, 2006
Burnt pages from first edition copy of Approaches to Philosophy by JF Wolfenden, 1932.

1a. Milky Way source

Source material, photograph of the Milky Way, Irish Times, 2006

The Clear Apprehension of One’s Own Limitations, 2003
Unfinished drawing on paper

3a. The Clear Apprehension 3b. The Clear Apprehension 3c. The Clear Apprehension

The Clear Apprehension of One’s Own Limitations, 2003
Unfinished drawing on paper (detail)

4a Mapping Nihilionjpg 4aa Mapping Nihilion (detail)

Mapping Nihilion, 2006
Drawing on graph paper (detail)

4aaa Mapping Nihilion source

Source material, found in David Bergamini,The Universe, New York: Time Life Books, 1962.

5. A black Hole in Outer Space

A Black Hole in Outer Space, 2002
Drawing on paper

6.. The Anticipation of the Nothing

Postcard, (The Clear Anticipation of the Nothing I am Faced With), 2006
Drawing on paper
Private Collection: Mark Gary

Dark Matter, 2006
Drawing on paper
Private Collection: Mark Steadman

8. The Searchers

The Searchers, 2002
Drawing on paper
.8 metres x 1.4 metres
University of the Arts Collection, London

9. Chaos Turmoil

Chaos, Turmoil and Turbulence in the Chasmic Void, 2003
Drawing on paper

10. Longed For Goal

Ideas/Work in Progress

“Clodagh Emoe’s drawings, which take as their subject our attempts at orientation in a context without viable limits are, along with their other qualities, ecocritically spot on. They have a sense of wonder and mystery about them. And where, they seem to ask, do we think we are?”
Aidan Dunne, Irish Times, July 2005